おおて 大手 Common word Show 1 collocation 大手を振る - to swing one's arms greatly while walking LinksSentence search for 大手Sentence search for おおてKanji details for 大 and 手Edit in JMdict Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'1. major company; big companyどのおおて大手のデパートもうりあ売上がお落ちてきた。Sales have dropped off at every big department store.Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'2. front castle gateNoun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'3. force attacking the front of a castle Discussions Log in to talk about this word.