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    3. 大変

    大変

    大たい変へん

    very

    N3KMT1News #2+1CoreEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab12 strokes

    大へん

    たいへん

    Adverb

    1.
    very, greatly, terribly, awfully

    Noun, Adjective

    2.
    immense, enormous, great
    3.
    serious, grave, dreadful, terrible
    4.
    difficult, hard, challenging

    Noun

    5.
    major incident, disaster
    archaic

    Stroke 0 / 12

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    日に本ほん語ごは大たい変へん面おも白しろいです。

    Japanese is very interesting.

    KMT1Education
    今きょ日うの仕し事ごとは大たい変へんでした。

    Today's work was tough.

    KMT1Work & Career
    大たい変へんな努ど力りょくをして、目もく標ひょうを達たっ成せいした。

    I achieved my goal with great effort.

    KMT2Emotions & Psychology
    引ひっ越こしは大たい変へんな作さ業ぎょうです。

    Moving is a difficult task.

    KMT2Home & HousingDaily Life
    大たい変へんなことが起おこった時ときでも、冷れい静せいでいよう。

    Even when something terrible happens, let's stay calm.

    KMT3Emotions & Psychology

    Kanji that make up this word

    大
    おお-・おお.きい・-おお.いに…(15)
    large・big
    変
    か.わる・か.わり・か.える…(1)
    unusual・change・strange
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