jmdict 1414470 Active (id#2174780)
大体 [ichi1,news1,nf13]
【 だいたい [ichi1,news1,nf13] 】
  1. [adv] [uk]
    • generally
    • on the whole
    • mostly
    • almost
    • nearly
    • approximately
    • roughly
    • about
  2. [adj-no] [uk]
    • general
    • rough
  3. [n] [uk]
    • outline
    • main points
    • gist
    • substance
    • essence
  4. [adv] [uk]
    • in the first place
    • first and foremost
    • from the start
    • to begin with
History:
    • A 2022-01-19 03:54:17 Jim Breen
    • Comments
      All the example sentences are for that sense.
    • A* 2022-01-16 17:11:20 Robin Scott
    • Comments
      OK with me.
    • Diff
      @@ -16,9 +15,0 @@
-<sense>
-<pos>&n;</pos>
-<misc>&uk;</misc>
-<gloss>outline</gloss>
-<gloss>main points</gloss>
-<gloss>gist</gloss>
-<gloss>substance</gloss>
-<gloss>essence</gloss>
-</sense>
@@ -41,0 +33,9 @@
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<misc>&uk;</misc>
+<gloss>outline</gloss>
+<gloss>main points</gloss>
+<gloss>gist</gloss>
+<gloss>substance</gloss>
+<gloss>essence</gloss>
    • A* 2022-01-15 09:26:27 Marcus Richert
    • Comments
      I think sense 2 should lead, seems much more common than the noun usage to me.
    • A 2021-03-01 00:21:19 Robin Scott
    • Comments
      Like the kokugos, we have separate noun and adverb senses here. No need for n-adv.
    • Diff
      @@ -26 +26 @@
-<pos>&n-adv;</pos>
+<pos>&adv;</pos>
@@ -44 +44 @@
-<pos>&n-adv;</pos>
+<pos>&adv;</pos>
    • A 2021-02-28 05:02:16 Jim Breen
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