"大は小を兼ねる" meaning in 日本語

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "長持ちは枕にならぬ"
    },
    {
      "word": "杓子は耳掻きにならず"
    },
    {
      "word": "薪は楊枝にならぬ"
    },
    {
      "word": "小は大を兼ねる"
    },
    {
      "word": "過ぎたるは及ばざるが如し"
    },
    {
      "word": "腹八分目に医者要らず"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "日本語",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "日本語_ことわざ",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "日本語_成句",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "大（ダイ）は小（ショウ）を兼（か）ねる",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ダイ"
    },
    {
      "form": "ショウ"
    },
    {
      "form": "か"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "日本語",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "pos_title": "成句",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "大きい物であれば、小さい物の用途にも用いられる。余分に取っておけば、それに満たない物も補充できる。"
      ],
      "id": "ja-大は小を兼ねる-ja-phrase-iSEHruY1"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "idiomatic"
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "英語",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "The greater serves for the smaller"
    },
    {
      "lang": "英語",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "Too big is better than too small"
    },
    {
      "lang": "英語",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "Store is no sore"
    }
  ],
  "word": "大は小を兼ねる"
}

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "長持ちは枕にならぬ"
    },
    {
      "word": "杓子は耳掻きにならず"
    },
    {
      "word": "薪は楊枝にならぬ"
    },
    {
      "word": "小は大を兼ねる"
    },
    {
      "word": "過ぎたるは及ばざるが如し"
    },
    {
      "word": "腹八分目に医者要らず"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "日本語",
    "日本語_ことわざ",
    "日本語_成句"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "大（ダイ）は小（ショウ）を兼（か）ねる",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ダイ"
    },
    {
      "form": "ショウ"
    },
    {
      "form": "か"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "日本語",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "pos_title": "成句",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "大きい物であれば、小さい物の用途にも用いられる。余分に取っておけば、それに満たない物も補充できる。"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "idiomatic"
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "英語",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "The greater serves for the smaller"
    },
    {
      "lang": "英語",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "Too big is better than too small"
    },
    {
      "lang": "英語",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "Store is no sore"
    }
  ],
  "word": "大は小を兼ねる"
}