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JLPT N5adverbLevel estimated by Bebop

大たい変へん

taihen

very

Example sentences

  1. 大変たいへん疲つかれた。

    I’m exhausted.

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  2. 大変たいへん助たすかりました。

    It was a great help!

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  3. 今日きょうは大変たいへん寒さむい。

    It’s awfully cold today.

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Kanji in 大変

  • 大large; bigOnダイ・タイKunおお-・おおきい
  • 変unusual; changeOnヘンKunかわる・かわり・かえる

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