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
large, big
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
おな
同じ
としごろ
年頃
わか
若い
むす
She was a young girl about your age

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

The work is mostly done

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

かれ
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
おな
同じ
としごろ
年頃
She is about my age

だいたい
大体
よう
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
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

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

アレックス
つう
普通の
とり
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
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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