This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

大方

Reading

Kana: おおかた
Romaji: ookata
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

perhaps; almost all; majority

Kanji

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: ホウ、 かた、 -かた、 -がた
Meanings: direction, person, alternative

Example Sentences

(かれ)()っていることの大方(おおかた)(わたし)同感(どうかん)である。
➥I am in agreement with most of what he says.
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()のところ、いかなるスピードで移動(いどう)するにせよ、北極熊(ほっきょくぐま)()のおおかたの哺乳(ほにゅう)動物(どうぶつ)の2(ばい)のエネルギーを消費(しょうひ)する。
➥In fact, to move at any speed the polar bear uses twice as much energy as do most other mammals.
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