大物(おおもの)

おおもの
noun
big shot; important figure; big catch
personquantity
1. big shot; important figure; heavyweight
A person of great influence or ability in a field, such as a senior politician or a leading actor.
大物(おおもの)が来(き)た。
A big shot has arrived.
彼(かれ)は政界(せいかい)の大物(おおもの)だ。
He is a heavyweight in political circles.
新人(しんじん)なのに全(まった)く緊張(きんちょう)しないとは、将来(しょうらい)大物(おおもの)になるかもしれない。
A newcomer who isn't nervous at all might become someone big one day.
2. big catch; big game; something large
A large fish or animal caught, or a large or expensive item (大物家具(おおものかぐ), the laundry's 大物(おおもの) such as sheets).
大物(おおもの)を釣(つ)り上(あ)げた。
I reeled in a big one.
今日(きょう)はシーツなどの大物(おおもの)を洗(あら)った。
Today I washed the big things, like the sheets.
引(ひ)っ越(こ)しの前(まえ)に、冷蔵庫(れいぞうこ)やソファなどの大物(おおもの)から運(はこ)び出(だ)した。
Before the move, we carried out the big items first, like the fridge and the sofa.

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Usage

Said of a newcomer who stays calm or bold, 大物(おおもの)だね is half-joking praise: "you'll go far."

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Added 2026.10.12 22:42 · Revised 2026.10.12 22:46
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