大本

Chinese
 
big; great; huge
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
 
roots or stems of plants; origin; source
roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)
simp. and trad.
(大本)		 大 本

Pronunciation

Noun

大本

  1. (literary) foundation; basis
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 大本 (dàběn); 大 (“big”) + 本 (“notebook”)
  3. Short for 大學本科／大学本科 (dàxué běnkē, “bachelor's degree at a university”).

Synonyms
  • (foundation):
Synonyms of 大本

Antonyms

Derived terms
  • 大本大宗

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
大 本
おお
Grade: 1		 もと
Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) おおもと [òómótó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [o̞ːmo̞to̞]

Noun

大(おお)本(もと) • (ōmoto) 

  1. foundation, basis
    Synonyms: ねっこ (nekko), 根源 (kongen), 根本

Proper noun

大(おお)本(もと) • (Ōmoto) 

  1. a surname

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
大 本
たい
Grade: 1		 ほん
Grade: 1
on’yomi

From Chinese 大本 (dàběn). Attested from at least the 11th century.[2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ta̠ihõ̞ɴ]

Noun

大(たい)本(ほん) or 大本(だいほん) • (taihon or daihon) 

  1. foundation, basis, basic fundamentals
    • 1892, Ozaki Kōyō, Futari Nyōbō:
      爰(ここ)が家(か)内(ない)の治(なお)る大(たい)本(ほん)とも謂(いい)つべく
      Koko ga kanai no naoru taihon to mo ī tsu beku
      Here is the basis on which my wife should be cured

Etymology 3
Kanji in this term
大 本
おお
Grade: 1		 ほん
Grade: 1
kun’yomi on’yomi

Of 大 (ō, “great, large”) +‎ 本 (hon, “book”). Attested from the Edo period.[2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [o̞ːhõ̞ɴ]

Noun

大(おお)本(ほん) • (ōhon) ←おほほん (ofofon)?

  1. (publishing, printing) folio (large book made from sheets of Mino washi paper folded in half)

See also

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. “大本”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN
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