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  2. 大変

大[たい]変[へん]

adverb

  1. very, greatly, terribly, awfully.

adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

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

noun

  1. major incident, disaster.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
大[たい]変[へん] 大変 たいへん ✔
大[たい]へん 大へん たいへん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

大 large, big (1st)
  • 一 one, one radical (no.1)(1st)
  • 人 person(1st)
変 unusual, change, strange (4th)
  • 亦 also, again (Names)
    • 亠 kettle lid radical (no. 8)
    • 灬 fire, fire radical (no. 86)
  • 夂 late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)