大文字

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
大	文	字
おお Grade: 1	もん > も Grade: 1	じ Grade: 1
kun’yomi	irregular	goon

大 (ō, “big”) +‎ 文字 (moji, “letter”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) おおもじ [òómójí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [o̞ːmo̞ʑi]

Noun

大(おお)文(も)字(じ) • (ōmoji) ^{←おほもじ (ofomozi)?}

1. (orthography, typography) a capital letter; a majuscule

See also

• 小(こ)文(も)字(じ) (komoji)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
大	文	字
だい Grade: 1	もん Grade: 1	じ Grade: 1
goon

大 (dai, “big”) +‎ 文字 (monji, “character”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) だいもんじ [dàímóńjí] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) だいも​んじ [dàímóꜜǹjì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [da̠imõ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑi]

Noun

大(だい)文(もん)字(じ) • (daimonji) 

1. (orthography, typography) the Chinese character 大
2. an alternative name for the August 16 festival Gozan no Okuribi (五山送り火) festival, in which a large bonfire in the shape of the Chinese character 大 is lit