大河(たいが)

たいが
noun
large river, great river
1. large river, great river
A major, wide river. Used both literally for geographically significant rivers and figuratively in the compound 大河ドラマ (NHK's year-long historical drama series).
大河(たいが)が悠々(ゆうゆう)と流(なが)れている。
A great river flows majestically.
今年(ことし)の大河(たいが)ドラマは戦国(せんごく)時代(じだい)が舞台(ぶたい)だ。
This year's taiga drama is set in the Warring States period.
アマゾン川(がわ)は世界(せかい)最大(さいだい)の大河(たいが)であり、流域(りゅういき)には多様(たよう)な生態系(せいたいけい)が広(ひろ)がっている。
The Amazon is the world's greatest river, and a diverse ecosystem spreads across its basin.

大河(たいが) literally means "great river" and evokes scale and grandeur.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 大河(たいが)ドラマ: NHK taiga drama (year-long historical TV series)
  • 大河(たいが)小説(しょうせつ): epic novel, saga
  • 大河(たいが)の流(なが)れ: the flow of a great river (also figurative for the flow of history)

CULTURAL NOTE:
大河(たいが)ドラマ is NHK's prestigious year-long historical drama series, airing since 1963. Each year features a different historical figure or period. The name evokes the sweep and grandeur of a great river, reflecting the epic scope of these dramas.

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 川(かわ): river (general, everyday)
  • 河川(かせん): rivers (formal/technical, often in administrative contexts)
  • 大河(たいが): a great or major river (literary, emphasizes grandeur)
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