No. 837 in Japanese
大事
Important; valuable.
In a sentence
彼女は健康が大事だと言っています。
She says that her health is important.
In this sentence, '大事' is used as an adjective to describe the importance of health.
これはとても大事な会議です。
This is a very important meeting.
Here, '大事' is used to emphasize the significance of the meeting.
時間を大事にするべきです。
You should value your time.
In this context, '大事' is used in a phrase to suggest cherishing or valuing something.
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