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巨
Huge, Giant
JLPT N2
Interesting Fact
The word 巨人 (Kyojin), meaning 'giant,' is also the name of the famous Yomiuri Giants baseball team, one of Japan's most popular professional sports clubs.
Memory Trick
Imagine a giant standing taller than every building around him. His enormous size helps you remember 巨 means 'huge' or 'giant.'
Readings
Onyomi: キョ (kyo)
Kunyomi:
Example Words
巨大
きょだい (kyodai)
Huge
巨人
きょじん (kyojin)
Giant
巨額
きょがく (kyogaku)
Enormous amount
巨大化
きょだいか (kyodaika)
Enlargement
Example Sentence
巨大 な ビル が 建っています。
きょだい な ビル が たっています。
kyodai na biru ga tatteimasu
A huge building is standing there.