大勢

大勢

1. general trend

Likely a shift in reading of taizei below, adopting the native-Japanese kun'yomi of ō for the first character.

• Yutōyomi
  • (Tokyo) おおぜ​ー [òózéꜜè] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • (Tokyo) おおぜー [òózéé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [o̞ːze̞ː]

• The pitch accent pattern is 0 when used as an adverb.

大勢 (hiragana おおぜい, rōmaji ōzei, historical hiragana おほぜい)

1. in a crowd, as a crowd

   ツーリストが門 (もん)の前 (まえ)に大 (おお)勢 (ぜい)集 (あつ)まる

   tsūrisuto ga mon no mae ni ōzei atsumaru

   the tourists gather in a crowd in front of the gate

大勢 (hiragana おおぜい, rōmaji ōzei, historical hiragana おほぜい)

1. a crowd, a large number of people

   大 (おお)勢 (ぜい)の前 (まえ)で演 (えん)奏 (そう)する

   ōzei no mae de ensō suru

   to perform in front of a crowd

• 大 (おお)勢 (ぜい)順 (じゅん)応 (のう) (ōzei junnō)

Shift in reading of taisei below. Ultimately from Middle Chinese 大勢 (MC dɑi^H ɕiᴇi^H). Uses the kan'yōon of zei for the second character, indicating a shift in pronunciation after borrowing.

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) たいぜ​ー [tàízéꜜè] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • (Tokyo) たいぜー [tàízéé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ta̠ize̞ː]

大勢 (hiragana たいぜい, rōmaji taizei)

1. a crowd, a large number of people

From Middle Chinese 大勢 (MC dɑi^H ɕiᴇi^H). The kan'on, so likely the reading as borrowed from Chinese.

• On’yomi: Kan’on
  • (Tokyo) たいせー [tàíséé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ta̠ise̞ː]

大勢 (hiragana たいせい, rōmaji taisei)

1. the general trend or situation, the zeitgeist, the current of the times

   大 (たい)勢 (せい)に従 (したが)う、大 (たい)勢 (せい)に逆 (さか)らう

   taisei ni shitagau, taisei ni sakarau

   to conform with the trend / go with the flow, to buck the trend / to swim against the current

2. a major authority, influence, or power
3. (business, stocks) a major swing or trend in prices lasting at least half the year

   see also 中勢 (chūsei, “a medium-term swing or trend in prices”)