大変 (たいへん): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

大変 (たいへん) means difficult / hard / serious.

See example sentences below.

大変 at a glance

大変

たいへんtaihen

N5adv

difficult / hard / serious

大変たいへんtaihenN5Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

difficult / hard / serious

Example 1

この仕事はたいへんです。

Translation

This job is difficult.

Example 2

たいへんなじこがおきました。

Translation

A serious accident happened.