🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)

でーじ : deeji | define meaning

deeji

Pronunciation: [deːd͡ʑi]

Definition

Noun, Adverb

Serious matter; serious affair; important matter; big deal; troubling situation
1. でーじなとーん
  deeji natoon
  "It's becoming a big issue"
(〜な) Awful; terrible
1. でーじなっちゅ【でーじな人】
  deeji na cchu
  "an awful person"
Very; awfully; terribly
1. でーじいちゅなさんどー
  deeji ichunasan doo
  "(I am) awfully busy"
2. でーじたかさんたん【でーじ高さたん】
  deeji takasantan
  "It was terribly expensive"

Etymology

Cognate with Okinawwan でーじ deeji "serious matter"; Yaeyama でーじ deeji "wonderful; great" and standard Japanese だいじ【大事】 daiji "important, valuable, precious".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kana	でーじ
Romanization	deeji
Pronunciation (IPA)	[deːd͡ʑi]

意味：たいへん【大変】、おおごと【大事・大ごと】、とても・とっても、ひどく

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, August 16). でーじ : deeji | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/377/deeji/.