巨
巨·huge, gigantic
- On-yomi
- キョ
- Kun-yomi
- none
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 巨大 | きょだい | huge, enormous |
| 巨人 | きょじん | giant |
| 巨額 | きょがく | huge sum of money |
| 巨匠 | きょしょう | master, great artist |
Example sentences
港に巨大な船が止まっている。
みなとにきょだいなふねがとまっている。
An enormous ship is docked in the harbor.
その会社は巨額の損をした。
そのかいしゃはきょがくのそんをした。
That company suffered an enormous loss.
この絵は昔の巨匠の作品です。
このえはむかしのきょしょうのさくひんです。
This painting is the work of an old master.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Writing 臣大 for 巨大
- Using 巨大 for a merely big thing — it is reserved for the genuinely enormous; 大きい is the ordinary word
Memory aid
Picture it
A giant carpenter's square drawn as a huge angled ruler — the tool you need when the thing is too big to measure by eye.
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