たい
大
へん
変

adverb

  1. very, greatly, terribly, awfully.

adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

  1. immense, enormous, great.
  2. serious, grave, dreadful, terrible.
  3. difficult, hard, challenging.

noun

Archaism.
  1. major incident, disaster.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
たい
大
へん
変
大変 たいへん ✔
たい
大
 
へ
 
ん
大へん たいへん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
unusual, change, strange
ヘン か.わる (4th, N3)
also, again
また エキ ヤク (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ しゅう (Kentei 1)