JLPT N3 · Adverbs of degree

大分

だいぶ

considerably

Stroke order of 大分

2 characters, 7 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

大 · 3 strokes分 · 4 strokes

Memory trick

A big 大 amount divided 分 off leaves a fair amount, considerably.

Parts: 大 big + 分 part

Example sentence

大分暖かくなりました。

だいぶあたたかくなりました。

It has become considerably warmer.

Words with 大

大きいbig 大人adult 大学生university student 大学university 大事important 大好きloved; very fond of 大嫌いhated 大丈夫all right; OK 大変tough; very 大使館embassy 大雨heavy rain 大雪heavy snow 大勢many people; crowd 大学院graduate school 大地the earth; ground 大家landlord 大陸continent 大根daikon radish

Words with 分

半分half 一分one minute 三分three minutes 五分five minutes 三十分thirty minutes 何分how many minutes 分かるto understand 自分oneself 気分feeling; mood 多分probably 分別sorting (garbage)分割division; installments 十分enough; sufficient 余分extra; surplus 大部分most; greater part 部分part; portion 分数fraction 分析analysis

More words: Adverbs of degree

決してnever; by no means 全くentirely; not at all 絶対absolutely 最もmost 非常にextremely 割とrelatively 案外unexpectedly 一層even more 少々a little 多少somewhat 大体mostly; roughly 殆どalmost; hardly 必ずしもnot necessarily 恐らくprobably 確かにcertainly

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