No. 508 in Japanese
大切
Important; precious; valuable.
In a sentence
家族は私にとって大切です。
Family is important to me.
Here, 大切 is used as an adjective to describe something as 'important' or 'valuable' to the subject's emotions or preferences. It signifies emotional attachment.
この資料はプロジェクトにとって大切です。
This document is important for the project.
In this sentence, 大切 is used to mean 'important' in a contextual or functional sense, indicating that the document holds crucial value for the success or execution of the project.
健康が大切だと感じます。
I feel that health is important.
Here, 大切 reflects the general or universal value or importance of a concept, in this case, health, portraying it as a fundamental or overarching necessity.
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