たいへん

taihen

very

adverb

Also written 大変

Chinese meanings

非常；不得了

Examples

Furigana

それはたいへんなショックでした。
It was such a shock.
那是个很大的打击。
Tatoeba #237333
この本ほんはたいへんおもしろい。
This book is very interesting.
这本书非常有趣。
Tatoeba #219705

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('e04372c490'); // たいへん

{
  "id": "e04372c490",
  "word": "たいへん",
  "reading": "たいへん",
  "romaji": "taihen",
  "meanings": [
    "very"
  ],
  "level": "N5",
  "pos": [
    "adv"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1415000,
  "other_forms": [
    "大変"
  ],
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "それはたいへんなショックでした。",
      "en": "It was such a shock.",
      "tatoeba_id": 237333
    },
    {
      "ja": "この本はたいへんおもしろい。",
      "furigana": "この{本|ほん}はたいへんおもしろい。",
      "en": "This book is very interesting.",
      "tatoeba_id": 219705
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "7a12543b3e988b5c8e808088e8f1c86b80e6c6a1e8b86cca66964bbae95a751b",
    "meanings": [
      "非常；不得了"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "それはたいへんなショックでした。",
        "zh": "那是个很大的打击。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "この本はたいへんおもしろい。",
        "zh": "这本书非常有趣。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n5/e04372c490",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "5188db9fdefde3d5f74d0a8042116d5cc956b359df04602a04d1a525d102533e"
  }
}