おおて
Oote
大手 (Oote) is a Japanese noun meaning “major company, big company, front castle gate, force attacking the front of a castle”.
Meanings
- noun, adjectival nounmajor company; big company
- noun, adjectival nounfront castle gate
- noun, adjectival nounforce attacking the front of a castle
Examples
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.
大手銀行の大半がこの制度を導入している。
The majority of big banks are introducing this system.
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.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).