Meaning

Primary

Minister

Alternative

Cabinet Member

Word Type

noun

Explanation

A big servant is bigger than the rest of the servants. One type of servant is one who serves the people (as is the case with this one). A big servant is someone high up in the realm of serving the people. So, let's call this big servant a minister or cabinet member. Big cheese.

Reading

だいじん
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Context Sentences

彼女は大臣たちに会議の前に資料を配るのを忘れてしまったために、首になっちゃったんだよ。

She was fired because she forgot to hand out the documents to the cabinet members before the meeting.

Kanji Composition