大手
おおて
Meanings
- Noun, の-adjective major company; big company
- front castle gate
- force attacking the front of a castle
Kanji
Example sentences
- どの大手のデパートも売上が落ちてきた。
Sales have dropped off at every big department store. - 大手デパートのいずれもが売り上げを落とした。
Sales have dropped off at every big department store. - 彼らは大手レコード会社と三年契約を結んだ。
They signed a three-year contract with a major record company. - この街には大手テレビ局があります。
This city has a big TV station. - 「トムって、どこに就職したの？」「運送会社って言ってたよ。大手って言ってたけど、どこかは分かんない」
"Where did Tom get a job?" "He said he's with a shipping company. Apparently it's a large one, but I'm not sure where it is."
Common phrases
- 大手を振る (おおでをふる) to swing one's arms greatly while walking
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