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大柄 (おおがら): large build, large pattern — Japanese vocabulary

大柄 is read おおがら and means "large build, large pattern". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

大柄

Reading
おおがら · oogara
Translation
large build, large pattern
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
おおがらが

Example

彼は太っていると言えないまでも大柄だった。

かれはふとっているといえないまでもおおがらだった。

He was large, not to say fat.

Kanji in this word

  • 大 — large, big
  • 柄 — Design, Pattern, Build

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