Definition of 大体 (だいたい)

noun
1.
outline, main points, gist, substance, essence(usually kana)
adverb
2.
generally, on the whole, mostly, almost, nearly, approximately, roughly, about(usually kana)
no-adjective
3.
general, rough(usually kana)
adverb
4.
in the first place, first and foremost, from the start, to begin with(usually kana)
Related Kanji
大 large, big
体 body, substance, object, reality, counter for images
Example sentences(showing 1-20 of 39 results)

だいたい
大体
ただ
正しい
That's mostly right

The work is actually finished

だいたい
大体
きみ
君
おな
同じ
としごろ
年頃
わか
若い
むすめ
娘
She was a young girl about your age

かのじょ
彼女
おな
同じ
いけん
意見
I generally agree with her

The work is mostly done

わたし
私
じっけん
実験
まんぞく
満足
On the whole I am satisfied with the experiment

かれ
彼
だいたい
大体
ただ
正しい
Mainly, what he said is right

かのじょ
彼女
わたし
私
おな
同じ
としごろ
年頃
She is about my age

だいたい
大体
ようい
用意
I'm about ready

There is not much doubt about the cause of the fire

On the whole I am satisfied with the result

かれ
彼の
いけん
意見
だいたい
大体
ただ
正しい
His opinion is generally correct

My father usually comes home at seven

I have a general idea of what he means

This is about as many as the United States has

にほん
日本
だいたい
大体
ところ
所
Japan, for the most part, is a lovely place to live in

アレックス
ふつう
普通の
とり
鳥
Alex is for the most part just an ordinary bird

しちがつ
7月
てんこう
天候
あつ
暑い
The weather is usually hot in July

かれ
彼
だいたい
大体
ねんれい
年齢
He is about your age

Generally once round this river side area is the basic morning course
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