たいりょう
Meanings
Adjective (な)
Adjective (の)
Noun
1. large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
Kanji used
large
quantity
Pitch accent
いりょう
Top 1700
Composed of
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
Used in vocabulary (13 in total)
Examples (21 in total)
He consumes an enormous amount of liquor.
We import a large quantity of food.
Massive amounts of carbon dioxide are generated every day.
A great deal of energy is locked up in the nucleus.
The machine generates a lot of electricity.
Japan used to trade silk in large quantities.
He used a lot of honey.
Japan does a lot of trade with the United States.
Large amounts of timber are used in paper making.
The police seized a large quantity of drugs at the school.
Japan has a lot of trade with Canada.
We buy stationery in bulk.
She turned away in horror at the sight of so much blood.
Our college uses far too much electricity.
I have a large body of information in my computer database.
The supermarket has a large stock of merchandise.
She cultivated her mind by reading many books.
The victim is thought to have taken a large quantity of poison by mistake.
A camel can store a large amount of water in the hump on its back.
After being exposed to a large amount of radiation, vomiting and diarrhea will start quickly.
She bought flour and oil in quantity.