巨
gigantic, big, large, great
Readings
On'yomi
- キョ
Kun'yomi
—
Nanori
- おお
- か
- こ
- なお
Meaning
巨 centers on extreme size: something gigantic, big, large, or great in scale.
Most common words using 巨
20 of 100- 巨大きょだいN3
huge; gigantic; enormous
- 巨人きょじん
giant; great man
- 巨乳きょにゅう
huge breasts; huge boobs
- 巨額きょがく
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
- 巨匠きょしょうN1
master; masterhand; maestro
- 巨根きょこん
large penis
- 巨人軍きょじんぐん
Giants (Japanese baseball team)
- 巨体きょたい
huge body; large build
- 巨漢きょかん
giant
- 巨峰きょほう
lofty peak
- 巨悪きょあく
great evil
- 巨石きょせき
gigantic stone; megalith; massive boulder
- 巨砲きょほう
huge gun
- 巨木きょぼく
big tree
- 巨尻きょじり
large buttocks (esp. of a woman)
- 巨塔きょとう
tall tower; large tower
- 巨頭きょとう
leader; magnate
- 巨像きょぞう
gigantic statue; colossus; huge image
- 巨万きょまん
huge (fortune); immense (wealth)
- 巨星きょせい
giant star
Study
Etymology
巨 is a pictograph of a carpenter's square or large measuring tool, later extended to mean gigantic or great in size.
Meaning mnemonic
The shape resembles a huge carpenter's square, a tool for measuring large things. Imagine a giant ruler so big it can measure mountains.
Reading mnemonic
For キョ, picture a gigantic key that unlocks a giant door: key -> キョ, and the key is as big as the door itself.