おおつぶ
Ootsubu
大粒 (Ootsubu) is a Japanese noun meaning “large drop (of rain, sweat, tears, etc.), large grain-like object (e.g. grape, cherry)”.
Meanings
- noun, na-adjective, adjectival nounlarge drop (of rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (e.g. grape, cherry)
Examples
大粒の涙が頬を伝って流れ落ちた。
A big tear rolled down my cheek.
大粒の涙が彼女の頬を流れ落ちた。
Tears rolled down her cheeks.
急に暗い空から大粒の雨が降り始めた。
All of a sudden, large drops of rain began falling from the dark sky.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).