大々的・大大的|だいだいてきdaidaiteki[0]heiban (flat)
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Which spelling to use
大々的大々的 is the most common written form of this word and the form beginners should normally use. It is written entirely in kanji.
大大的大大的 is a less common written variant of 大々的. It is also written entirely in kanji, but 大々的 is the form learners will encounter more often.
Definitions
- na-adjectivegreat; grand; extensive; large-scale
Conjugation
| Plain form | 大々的（だいだいてき） |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 大々的です（だいだいてきです） |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 大々的ではない（だいだいてきではない） |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 大々的ではありません（だいだいてきではありません） |
| Past (datta) | 大々的だった（だいだいてきだった） |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 大々的ではなかった（だいだいてきではなかった） |
| Te form (de) | 大々的で（だいだいてきで） |
| Adverbial (ni) | 大々的に（だいだいてきに） |
| Conditional (nara) | 大々的なら（だいだいてきなら） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Related遠大えんだいWrittenWritten/formal. Describes far-reaching ambitions or plans, as in 「遠大な計画」; 「大々的」 stresses sheer scale and fanfare rather than long-range vision.
- Antonym小小的WrittenListed as the opposite of 「大々的」, but 「小小的」 is not standard Japanese; to say something is done on a small scale, use 「小規模」 instead.
Use 「大々的」 for doing something on a big scale or with fanfare, as in 「大々的に宣伝する」. For far-reaching ambitions or plans, say 「遠大」. For the small-scale opposite, the natural Japanese word is 「小規模」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
Japanese definitions
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