だい
Meanings
Adjective (な)
1. important; serious; crucial
2. valuable; precious
Noun
3. serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
4. great undertaking; great enterprise; great thing
Adjective (な)
5. safe; OK
Tochigi dialect
Kanji used
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Pitch accent
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Top 400
Composed of
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
individual concrete phenomenon (as opposed to a general principle)
Used in vocabulary (12 in total)
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
major incident; major happening; big scandal
Examples (36 in total)
Is it important?
First impressions are important.
Both work and play are important.
What matters is whether you do your best or not.
Grammar is very important.
It is important that you should be punctual.
That's the most important thing.
That's the most important part.
I want to think that parents are more important than their children.
The most important thing is not to give up.
Your opinion matters.
Your health is more important.
This is considered to be a matter of great importance.
Praising children is an important thing.
Sorry, I forgot to tell you something important.
Honesty is a capital virtue.
He is precious to us.
There are more important things in life.
The important thing is to call the police at once.
Which is more important, me or your job?
Why do you consider that incident important?
Grades are important, but they're not everything.
My family is more important to me than my job.
I value your friendship more than anything.
Milk is of great value to babies.
The telephone rang at the most crucial point in the conversation.
"What are you doing?" "I accidentally threw away my precious ring."
It goes without saying that health is more important than wealth.
Peace is important for the survival of mankind.
What you say is more important than how you say it.
What others think of a person really matters in Japan.
He couldn't possibly part with his beloved dog.
The most important thing in the Olympics is not to win but to participate.
Becoming happy is the world's most important journey.
Health is above wealth, for the former is more important than the latter.
Do you feel birthdays are important?