Meaning

Primary

Large

Alternatives

Substantial, Drastic, Major

Word Type

noun, な adjective

Explanation

Something big in width is large. In fact, it's of a pretty substantial size. This word is used to describe a large magnitude or degree of change, increase, decrease, or difference in a given situation.

Reading

おおはば
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The readings for this word are both kun'yomi readings. You've learned both of these readings by now so you should be able to read this on your own.

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 大幅なコストダウン

    a substantial cost reduction

    大幅な変更

    a substantial change

    大幅な減少

    a substantial decrease

    大幅な増加

    a substantial increase

Context Sentences

会議の資料が大幅に変更されました。

The meeting’s documents were substantially altered.

干ばつの影響で野菜が大幅に値上がりした。

The price of vegetables has gone up substantially due to the drought.

インフルエンザワクチンの開発は、死亡者数の大幅な減少をもたらしました。

The development of flu vaccines led to a drastic decrease in the number of deaths.

Kanji Composition