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大幅

おおはば

large-scale; substantial; drastic (change, increase, cut); full width (of cloth)

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Examples

  1. この政策で物価は大幅に値上がりした。

    このせいさくでぶっかはおおはばにねあがりした。

    Prices rose sharply under this policy.

  2. 電車が大幅に遅れています。

    でんしゃがおおはばにおくれています。

    The trains are running considerably behind schedule.

  3. 来年度は予算の大幅な見直しが必要だ。

    らいねんどはよさんのおおはばなみなおしがひつようだ。

    A major review of the budget will be needed next fiscal year.

Common patterns

大幅に増える
to increase substantially
大幅な値上げ
a steep price rise
大幅に遅れる
to be badly delayed

Memory tip

Originally the full width of a bolt of cloth, now used almost only for the size of a change. It needs a quantity to modify, so it pairs with rises, cuts and delays — never with a thing's own size (a big house is 大きい, not 大幅).

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