大方

Chinese
 
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
 
square; quadrilateral; place; region; direction; side; method; way; prescription; power; upright; just
simp. and trad.
(大方)		 大 方

Pronunciation
Note: Toneless - usually the adjective senses.

Noun

大方

  1. (literary) expert; master; scholar
  2. (traditional Chinese medicine) large formula; potent prescription
  3. (literary) distinguished family
  4. (literary) earth; world
  5. (literary) basic rule
  6. name for a variety green tea grown mainly in Anhui and Zhejiang provinces

Synonyms
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Synonyms of 大方

Derived terms
  • 大方之家
  • 大方家
  • 見笑大方／见笑大方
  • 貽笑大方／贻笑大方

Adjective

大方

  1. generous; liberal; magnanimous
  2. natural and unaffected
  3. in good taste; tasteful; stylish

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • 大大方方
  • 大方氣派／大方气派
  • 舉止大方／举止大方

Proper noun

大方

  1. (～縣) Dafang County (county in Guizhou province, China)

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
大 方
おお
Grade: 1		 かた
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

大方 (hiragana おおかた, rōmaji ōkata, historical hiragana おほかた)

  1. the majority, the large part
  2. people in general, the public

Adverb

大方 (hiragana おおかた, rōmaji ōkata, historical hiragana おほかた)

  1. mostly, nearly
  2. maybe, probably

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
大 方
たい
Grade: 1		 ほう
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

大方 (hiragana たいほう, rōmaji taihō, historical hiragana たいはう)

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References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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