Definition of 大半 (たいはん)

たいはん

大半

たいはん

taihan

JLPT N3

Common word

noun, no-adjective

majority, more than half, most (of)

adverbial noun

mostly, largely, mainly, predominately, nearly

Related Kanji

大	large, big
半	half, middle, odd number, semi-, part-

Example sentences(showing 1-20 of 32 results)

いちにち

たいはん

どくしょ

す

I spent the best part of the day in reading

わたし

いけん

、

たいはん

がくせい

いけん

こと

My opinion differs from most of the other students in my class

しごと

わたし

じかん

たいはん

く

I fear this work will take up most of my time

おおて

ぎんこう

たいはん

せいど

どうにゅう

The majority of big banks are introducing this system

わたし

かんじゃ

たいはん

こうがい

The majority of my patients come to me from out of town

よる

たいはん

、

わたし

きゅうか

はなあ

す

We spent most of the evening talking about our vacation

かれ

しごと

たいはん

としぶ

しゅうちゅう

The bulk of his work is in the urban area

わたし

むすめ

あつ

たいはん

My daughter lost almost all the coins she had collected

ちち

ぞうしょ

おも

ろんそう

しんがく

ほん

なた

、

たいはん

よ

My father's little library consisted chiefly of books on polemic divinity, most of which I read

ようじん

ゆうき

たいはん

Discretion is the better part of valor

かれ

じんせい

たいはん

がいこく

く

He lived abroad for much of his life

しんちょう

ゆうき

たいはん

し

Discretion is the better part of valor

なつ

たいはん

わたし

I was in London most of the summer

がくせい

たいはん

まじめ

The students are for the most part diligent

ろうどうしゃ

たいはん

くみあい

ぞく

Most workers belong to unions

うみ

す

たいはん

せいぶつ

おせん

あくえいきょう

う

Most creatures in the sea are affected by pollution

あ

たから

しょうきん

たいはん

、ジョン

ひとじ

。

たから

か

さいしょ

おも

かれ

いぶん

John took the lion's share of the lottery winnings; he claimed it was his idea to buy the ticket in the first place

わたし

いっしょう

たいはん

すさ

The better half of my life is gone

たいはん

わたし

ゆにゅう

Almost all my records were imported from Germany

きつえん

しぼう

もの

たいはん

Most people killed by smoking were not heavy smokers

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