壮大

See also: 壯大

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 壯大 (“to grow; to expand; to strengthen; etc.”).
(This term, 壮大, is the simplified form of 壯大.)
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
そう
Grade: S
だい
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 壮大 (MC dɑiH|H).

Pronunciation

Adjective

壮大 (-na inflection, hiragana そうだい, rōmaji sōdai, historical hiragana さうだい)

  1. magnificent, grand; imposing

Usage notes

Note the long ō: not to be confused with the term 粗大 (sodai, rough and large), as used in the term 粗大ゴミ (sodai gomi, oversized garbage).

Inflection

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
  2. Hirayama, Tetsuo (1960) 全国アクセント辞典 (Nationwide Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: 東京堂,.
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