What does 大方 mean?
大方 is a Japanese noun meaning “almost all, majority” in English. It can also be translated as “people in general, mostly, probably” depending on context. It is written as 大方 in kanji, おおかた in hiragana, and ookata in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentence
実のところ、いかなるスピードで移動するにせよ、北極熊は他のおおかたの哺乳動物の２倍のエネルギーを消費する。
In fact, to move at any speed the polar bear uses twice as much energy as do most other mammals.