大手

Meaning

1. nadj-no
   major company; big company
2. nadj-no
   front castle gate
3. nadj-no
   force attacking the front of a castle
4. n
   full length of one's arm (from shoulder to fingertip)

Example sentences

• この30年間、広告会社は大手たばこ会社のお客をのどから手が出るほど欲しがった。

  For the last 30 years, ad agencies would kill for a major tobacco account.

• 彼らは大手レコード会社と三年契約を結んだ。

  They signed a three-year contract with a major record company.

• どの大手のデパートも売上が落ちてきた。

  Sales have dropped off at every big department store.