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jmdict 1413230 Active (id: 2098725)
大概 [ichi1]
たいがい [ichi1]
1. [adv]
▶ generally
▶ mainly
▶ usually
▶ normally
▶ mostly
▶ for the most part
2. [adj-no,adv,n]
▶ nearly all
▶ almost all
▶ most
3. [n]
▶ gist
▶ summary
▶ outline
▶ main idea
4. [n,adj-no,adv]
▶ staying within bounds
▶ not overdoing (something)
▶ not getting carried away
▶ not going too far
▶ being moderate
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 2068720 大概にする 1. to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
5. [adv]
▶ probably
▶ perhaps
▶ in all likelihood
6. [adv]
▶ considerably
▶ greatly
▶ really



History:
4. A 2021-03-31 04:42:18  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Bulk update n-adv to n,adv
-*- via bulkupd.py -*-
  Diff:
@@ -39 +39 @@
-<pos>&n-adv;</pos>
+<pos>&adv;</pos>
3. A 2021-03-31 04:42:17  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Bulk update n-adv to n,adv
-*- via bulkupd.py -*-
  Diff:
@@ -23 +23 @@
-<pos>&n-adv;</pos>
+<pos>&adv;</pos>
2. A 2019-02-03 00:45:04  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
1. A* 2019-02-02 23:52:09  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daij, gg5, prog
  Comments:
I've had a go at redoing this entry. We were missing quite a few senses.
  Diff:
@@ -13,5 +13,7 @@
-<pos>&n-adv;</pos>
-<pos>&n-t;</pos>
-<pos>&adj-no;</pos>
-<gloss>in general</gloss>
-<gloss>almost all</gloss>
+<pos>&adv;</pos>
+<gloss>generally</gloss>
+<gloss>mainly</gloss>
+<gloss>usually</gloss>
+<gloss>normally</gloss>
+<gloss>mostly</gloss>
+<gloss>for the most part</gloss>
@@ -19,0 +22 @@
+<pos>&adj-no;</pos>
@@ -21,5 +24,4 @@
-<pos>&n-t;</pos>
-<pos>&adj-no;</pos>
-<gloss>mainly</gloss>
-<gloss>mostly</gloss>
-<gloss>most likely</gloss>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<gloss>nearly all</gloss>
+<gloss>almost all</gloss>
+<gloss>most</gloss>
@@ -27,0 +30,9 @@
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<gloss>gist</gloss>
+<gloss>summary</gloss>
+<gloss>outline</gloss>
+<gloss>main idea</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<pos>&adj-no;</pos>
@@ -29,4 +40,18 @@
-<pos>&n-t;</pos>
-<pos>&adj-no;</pos>
-<gloss>moderately</gloss>
-<gloss>suitably</gloss>
+<xref type="see" seq="2068720">大概にする</xref>
+<gloss>staying within bounds</gloss>
+<gloss>not overdoing (something)</gloss>
+<gloss>not getting carried away</gloss>
+<gloss>not going too far</gloss>
+<gloss>being moderate</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&adv;</pos>
+<gloss>probably</gloss>
+<gloss>perhaps</gloss>
+<gloss>in all likelihood</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&adv;</pos>
+<gloss>considerably</gloss>
+<gloss>greatly</gloss>
+<gloss>really</gloss>

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