大きな数
ōkina kazu
The English phrase "large numbers" is translated into Japanese as 大きな数 (ōkina kazu).
大きな数 is used to refer to quantities that are high in value.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase is a noun phrase consisting of an adjective and a noun.
How do you pronounce it?
ōkina kazu
Did you know?
- While English counts in thousands and millions, Japanese numbers are grouped by four digits. The basic unit for large numbers is 万 'man', which represents 10,000 rather than 1,000.
- In historical Japanese contexts, very large numbers were sometimes expressed using 兆 'chō'. In ancient China, this could represent a number so vast it was practically infinite.
- In Japanese, the adjective 大きな (ōkina) is a special form called an 'attributive adjective' that can only be used directly before a noun, unlike its counterpart 大きい (ōkii).
Examples in context
- 百五十万 (hyaku go-jū man)1,500,000
- 八千万 (hassen man)80,000,000
- 三十億 (san-jū oku)3,000,000,000
- 千兆 (sen chō)10,000,000,000,000
- 大きな数を取り扱う仕事です。Ookina kazu o toriatsukau shigoto desu.It is a job that handles large numbers.
- 大きな数の計算は難しいです。Ookina kazu no keisan wa muzukashii desu.Calculations involving large numbers are difficult.
Example conversation
Daiki and Himari are studying math together.
- 大翔 Hirotoこの問題、大きな数が出てきて大変だね。Kono mondai, ōkina kazu ga detekite taihen da ne.This problem is tough because large numbers appear.
- 陽葵 Himari本当だね。計算に時間がかかるよ。Hontō da ne. Keisan ni jikan ga kakaru yo.You're right. The calculations take time.
- 大翔 Hiroto電卓を使ってもいいかな？Dentaku o tsukatte mo ii kana?I wonder if I can use a calculator?
- 陽葵 Himariいいと思うよ。大翔、頑張って。Ii to omou yo. Daiki, ganbatte.I think it's fine. Good luck, Daiki.
