だい
Meanings
Noun
1. metropolis; large city
Kanji used
large
metropolis
city
Pitch accent
いと
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Composed of
① おおきいこと。② 一人前のおとなであること。③ 程度がはなはだしいこと。④ 大便の略。
① 規模が大きい集落。一般的には、住民分を賄える食糧の生産能力を有しない一方で、分業と交易が発達している。歴史的には、城壁などにより、外部と隔絶できるものも多い。
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
greater metropolitan area; megalopolis; conurbation
the three most important cities (esp. in ref. to Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya)
Examples (18 in total)
I dislike big cities.
Tokyo is a big city.
Boston is a big city.
We live in a big city.
Tokyo is one of the biggest cities.
New York is among the largest cities in the world.
A small town lies between the big cities.
Shanghai is among the largest cities in the world.
Osaka is the second largest city of Japan.
This bus connects the two large cities.
I don't like the polluted atmosphere of big cities.
You will soon be used to living in a big city.
The company has branches in all large cities.
Living in a large city has many advantages.
Crime is certainly on the increase in many of our big cities.
Would you rather live in a small town or a big city?
Japan has an economy that is supported by hard-working company employees in big cities.
Alone in the big city, I began to get homesick.