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Kotomora

巨

gigantic, big, large, great

JLPTN2StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 1,000Strokes5

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

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  • 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

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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.