Vocab Info

A4 Noun, No-adjective

大手(おおて)major company, big company, front castle gate, force attacking the front of a castle

    Dictionary Definition

    Common
    1. Noun, No-adjective

      1.

      major company, big company

    2. Noun, No-adjective

      2.

      front castle gate

    3. Noun, No-adjective

      3.

      force attacking the front of a castle

    All Forms

    大手 【おおて】

    Details

    • Pitch Accent

    Examples

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      (しろ)正面(しょうめん)のことを大手(おおて)()います。

      The front of a castle is called the front castle gate.

        この会社(かいしゃ)大手(おおて)で、従業(じゅうぎょう)(いん)1万(まん)(ひと)以上(いじょう)だ。

        This company is a major company, with over 10,000 employees.

          大手(おおて)鉄道(てつどう)会社(かいしゃ)(ちい)さな鉄道(てつどう)会社(かいしゃ)(くら)べものにならない。

          A major railway company and a small railway company are incomparable.

            (しろ)正門(せいもん)のことを大手(おおて)()うなんて、(いま)まで()らなかったです。

            I never knew that the main gate of a castle is called the front castle gate.

              教授(きょうじゅ)によると、(てき)正面(しょうめん)攻撃(こうげき)する軍勢(ぐんぜい)のことを大手(おおて)()んでいたとか。

              According to the professor, the force attacking the front of a castle was called the force attacking the front of a castle.

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