たいそう
Meanings
Adverb
Usually written in kana
1. very; extremely; exceedingly; greatly; terribly
I hear they were very grateful.
Adjective (な)
Usually written in kana
2. extreme; excessive; great many; large number of
There's a huge crowd today.
3. splendid; impressive; tremendous; immense
What a grand welcome.
4. exaggerated
Huh, this kid has started talking big.
Pitch accent
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Composed of
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
Examples (9 in total)
I hear they were very grateful.
What a grand welcome.
Everyone, you must be terribly tired.