だい
大
じ
事

adjectival noun or quasi-adjective

  1. important, serious, crucial.
  2. valuable, precious.

noun

  1. serious matter, major incident, matter of grave concern, crisis.
  2. great undertaking, great enterprise, great thing.

adjectival noun or quasi-adjective

Tochigi dialect.
  1. safe, OK.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
だい
大
じ
事
 大事 だいじ ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
matter, thing, fact
ジ　こと　ズ (3rd, N4)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
snout, hand
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)