1.
bite-sized; one-mouthful size
A size that can be eaten in a single bite. Very common in cooking instructions and recipes.
野菜を一口大に切る。
Cut the vegetables into bite-sized pieces.
鶏肉は一口大にして下味を付ける。
Cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces and season it.
子供が食べやすいように、一口大に切ってあげた。
I cut it into bite-sized pieces so that the child could eat easily.
USAGE:
一口大 is one of the most common instructions in Japanese recipes. It describes cutting food into pieces small enough to eat in one bite. The suffix 大 here means "size."
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 一口大に切る (to cut into bite-sized pieces)
- 一口大にする (to make bite-sized)
- 一口大にちぎる (to tear into bite-sized pieces)
GRAMMAR:
Used as a noun that modifies with に: 〜を一口大に切る. The 大 suffix meaning "size" also appears in words like 手のひら大 (palm-sized).