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JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

大だい部ぶ分ぶん

daibubun

most, the greater part

Example sentences

  1. 石炭せきたんは大部分だいぶぶんが炭素たんそから成なっている。

    Coal consists mostly of carbon.

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  2. その金かねの大部分だいぶぶんが使つかわれた。

    The greater part of the money was spent.

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  3. 大部分だいぶぶんの客きゃくは外国人がいこくじんだった。

    The greater part of the guests were foreigners.

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Kanji in 大部分

  • 大large; bigOnダイ・タイKunおお-・おおきい
  • 部section; bureauOnブ
  • 分part; minute of timeOnブン・フン・ブKunわける・わけ・わかれる

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