takes genitive case の

  1. lengthy (of a book, etc.), voluminous.

noun, adverb

  1. most (e.g. most part), greater, fairly, a good deal, much.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
大部 たいぶ
だい
大部 だいぶ

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)
section, bureau, dept
ブ ふ -べ (3rd, N3)
to spit out
トウ
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ リツ たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)