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大切 (たいせつ) — important | JLPT N5 · Nihongo Circle

大切

たいせつ

na-adjective

Meanings

1important
2significant
3serious
4precious
5valuable
6dear
7careful

Example sentence

家族は私の大切な人たちです。

かぞくはわたしのたいせつなひとたちです。

My family are my precious people.

Your sentences

Kanji in this word

大Large, Big3 strokes 切Cut, Cutoff, Be Sharp4 strokes

More words with 大

大方おおかた · almost allN1 大幅おおはば · full widthN1 大柄おおがら · large buildN1 大水おおみず · floodN1 長大ちょうだい · long and large

Full entry on Jisho

盛大せいだい · grandN1

壮大そうだい · magnificentN1

大きいおおきい · bigN5

More words with 切

一切いっさい · without exceptionN1 打ち切るうちきる · to stopN1 噛み切るかみきる · to bite offN1 切れ目きれめ · breakN1 持ち切りもちきり · hot topicN1 締切しめきり · deadlineN2 ～切れ～きれ · out of ~N2 小切手こぎって · chequeN1

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