"大方" meaning in Japanese

See 大方 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: [o̞ːka̠ta̠] Forms: 大方 [canonical] (ruby: (おお), (かた)), ōkata [romanization], ofokata [romanization], おほかた [hiragana, historical]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|adverb|おおかた|hhira=おほかた}} 大(おお)方(かた) • (ōkata) ^(←おほかた (ofokata)?)
  1. mostly, nearly
    Sense id: en-大方-ja-adv-PX9GjzcS
  2. maybe, probably
    Sense id: en-大方-ja-adv-tRm6GTAQ Categories (other): Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 14 52 33 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [o̞ːka̠ta̠] Forms: 大方 [canonical] (ruby: (おお), (かた)), ōkata [romanization], ofokata [romanization], おほかた [hiragana, historical]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|おおかた|hhira=おほかた}} 大(おお)方(かた) • (ōkata) ^(←おほかた (ofokata)?)
  1. the majority, the large part
    Sense id: en-大方-ja-noun-Rog04dl2
  2. people in general, the public
    Sense id: en-大方-ja-noun-792kyjWt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [ta̠iho̞ː] Forms: 大方 [canonical] (ruby: (たい), (ほう)), taihō [romanization], taifau [romanization], たいはう [hiragana, historical]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|たいほう|hhira=たいはう}} 大(たい)方(ほう) • (taihō) ^(←たいはう (taifau)?)
  1. greater part, majority, mostly
    Sense id: en-大方-ja-noun-luw1nWGw
  2. the path of the Buddha
    Sense id: en-大方-ja-noun-6yaMSujj
  3. a person of expansive wisdom
    Sense id: en-大方-ja-noun-a4VbEbIX Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 4 8 4 0 6 21 57 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 3 13 8 0 13 17 46 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 4 13 8 0 10 18 46 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 4 8 3 0 10 22 53 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 4 8 5 0 11 20 52 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 7 15 11 13 14 11 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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