adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

  1. large-scale.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
大掛かり おおがかり
 
 
 
大がかり おおがかり

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)
hang, suspend, depend
か.ける かけ カイ (8th, N3)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
a divination sign
ケ カ カイ (Kentei Pre-1)
square jewel, corner, angle
ケイ ケ か (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)