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A4 Noun, の-adjective

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

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    1. Noun, の-adjective

      1. 1.

        major company, big company

      2. 2.

        front castle gate

      3. 3.

        force attacking the front of a castle

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    大手 【おおて】

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    • (しろ)正面(しょうめん)のことを「大手(おおて)」と()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)(いち)(まん)(にん)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(がいしゃ)(ちい)さな鉄道(てつどう)会社(がいしゃ)は、(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)」と()んでいたそうです。

        According to the professor, the troops attacking the front of a castle were called the forces attacking the front of a castle.

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