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Kanji 巨: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 巨: gigantic, big, large, great

Key takeaways

Kanji 巨: gigantic, big, large, great. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

giganticbiglargegreat

On reading

キョ

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 巨

gigantic, big, large, great

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine a large tool filling up a box (匚). It represents a tool used for very large objects, giving it the meaning of 'gigantic.' It is used in words like 'geodae' (huge) and 'geomul' (big shot).

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

キョ
  • 巨大きょだい

    huge / gigantic / enormous

Commonly used words

  • 巨大
    きょだい

    huge / gigantic / enormous

Example sentences

Example 1

このビルはきょだいです。

Translation

This building is huge.

Example 2

きょだいなかたちのじどうしゃがとおった。

Translation

A gigantic vehicle passed by.

Kanji 巨: gigantic, big, large, great | Daily Nihongo