Japanese Conversation · Level 39
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Japanese word
大小
Pronunciation
Romajidaishō
Meaning
- nounsize
Example
荷物の大小は問いません。ni motsu no dai shō wa to i ma se n
The size of the luggage does not matter.
More examples
商品の大小によって、値段が変わります。shō hin no dai shō ni yo tte ne dan ga ka wa ri ma su
The price changes depending on the size of the product.
Core concept
It treats the size or scale of something as a range from greater to lesser.
Common phrases
大小を問わずdai shō o to wa zu
regardless of size
大小の違いdai shō no chiga i
difference in size
Similar words
大きさōkisa: The degree of an object's physical dimensions or overall magnitude.
寸法sunpō: The measured dimensions of an object or space.
規模kibo: The overall extent or scale of an event, organization, or activity.
Definition in Japanese
物や事の大きさや規模の程度。mono ya koto no ō ki sa ya ki bo no tei do
Word origin
大小 (daishō) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 大 (dai, "large") and 小 (shō, "small"), whose contrast gives the word its sense of size or magnitude.
Usage tips
- In Japanese, 大小 (daishō) often appears in the set phrase 大小を問わず (daishō o towazu), meaning that both large and small cases are included.
Other meanings
- magnitudenoun