"おおじ" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [o̞ːʑi] Forms: ōji [romanization], ofodi [romanization], おほぢ [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: From 大 (ō, “big”) + 路 (-ji, “road”). Historically also unvoiced, as おおち (ōchi). Etymology templates: {{suf|ja|大|路|t1=big|t2=road|tr1=ō|tr2=ji}} 大 (ō, “big”) + 路 (-ji, “road”), {{ja-r|おおち|linkto=}} おおち (ōchi) Head templates: {{ja-noun|hhira=おほぢ}} おおじ • (ōji) ^(←おほぢ (ofodi)?)
  1. wide road Wikipedia link: Daijisen, Kōjien, Shinmura Izuru, ja:松村明 Synonyms: 大路 (tairo) (ruby: (たい), ())
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      "roman": "kōji",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "小",
          "こう"
        ],
        [
          "路",
          "じ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "小路"
    }
  ],
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      "name": "suf"
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      "name": "ja-r"
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  "etymology_text": "From 大 (ō, “big”) + 路 (-ji, “road”).\nHistorically also unvoiced, as おおち (ōchi).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ōji",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofodi",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "おほぢ",
      "roman": "ofodi",
      "tags": [
        "hiragana",
        "historical"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms suffixed with 路",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with Atamadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō)",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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        }
      ],
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            [
              81,
              92
            ]
          ],
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            [
              54,
              57
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              19,
              21
            ]
          ],
          "english": "First, he bought those things; then, he wandered along one of the capital city's large roads.",
          "ref": "1940, Osamu Dazai, Hashire Melos [Run, Melos!]:",
          "roman": "Mazu, sono shinajina o kaiatsume, sore kara miyako no ōji o burabura aruita.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "先",
              "ま"
            ],
            [
              "品",
              "しな"
            ],
            [
              "々",
              "じな"
            ],
            [
              "買",
              "か"
            ],
            [
              "集",
              "あつ"
            ],
            [
              "都",
              "みやこ"
            ],
            [
              "大",
              "おお"
            ],
            [
              "路",
              "じ"
            ],
            [
              "歩",
              "ある"
            ]
          ],
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          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
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      ],
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          "wide",
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        ],
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          "road",
          "road"
        ]
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          "roman": "tairo",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "大",
              "たい"
            ],
            [
              "路",
              "ろ"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "大路"
        }
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Daijisen",
        "Kōjien",
        "Shinmura Izuru",
        "ja:松村明"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "other": "おおじ"
    },
    {
      "other": "おおじ"
    },
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      "ipa": "[o̞ːʑi]"
    }
  ],
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}
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      "ruby": [
        [
          "小",
          "こう"
        ],
        [
          "路",
          "じ"
        ]
      ],
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    }
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      },
      "expansion": "大 (ō, “big”) + 路 (-ji, “road”)",
      "name": "suf"
    },
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        "linkto": ""
      },
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      "name": "ja-r"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From 大 (ō, “big”) + 路 (-ji, “road”).\nHistorically also unvoiced, as おおち (ōchi).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ōji",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofodi",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "おほぢ",
      "roman": "ofodi",
      "tags": [
        "hiragana",
        "historical"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
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  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
        "Japanese nouns",
        "Japanese terms historically spelled with ぢ",
        "Japanese terms suffixed with 路",
        "Japanese terms with Atamadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō)",
        "Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō)",
        "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
        "Japanese terms with usage examples",
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        "Pages with entries"
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              19,
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          "ref": "1940, Osamu Dazai, Hashire Melos [Run, Melos!]:",
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          "ruby": [
            [
              "先",
              "ま"
            ],
            [
              "品",
              "しな"
            ],
            [
              "々",
              "じな"
            ],
            [
              "買",
              "か"
            ],
            [
              "集",
              "あつ"
            ],
            [
              "都",
              "みやこ"
            ],
            [
              "大",
              "おお"
            ],
            [
              "路",
              "じ"
            ],
            [
              "歩",
              "ある"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "先ず、その品々を買い集め、それから都の大路をぶらぶら歩いた。",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "wide road"
      ],
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        [
          "wide",
          "wide"
        ],
        [
          "road",
          "road"
        ]
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Daijisen",
        "Kōjien",
        "Shinmura Izuru",
        "ja:松村明"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
    {
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    },
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    }
  ],
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      "roman": "tairo",
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        [
          "大",
          "たい"
        ],
        [
          "路",
          "ろ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "大路"
    }
  ],
  "word": "おおじ"
}

Download raw JSONL data for おおじ meaning in Japanese (2.4kB)

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Japanese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-08-07 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-08-02 using wiktextract (8b3c49c and 3c020d2). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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