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増大号 (zoudaigou) Japanese meaning: enlarged issue | Kotomora

増ぞう大だい号ごう

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Meanings

1

enlarged issue; special expanded edition

Used for magazines, journals, or other periodicals that are published with extra pages or content beyond the usual format.

今こん月げつの科か学がく雑ざっ誌しは増ぞう大だい号ごうで、特とく集しゅうがたくさん載の

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This month's science magazine is an enlarged issue, with many special features.

Kanji

増increase, add, augment
大large, big
号nickname, number, item

Related words

増ぞう刊かん号ごう
増刊号 is a special supplementary issue published outside the regular schedule, while 増大号 is an expanded regular issue.
特とく大だい号ごう
特大号 is a 'super-sized' or 'extra-large' issue, often implying a physically thicker or more substantial edition, similar to 増大号 but with a stronger emphasis on size.

Built from

増ぞう大だい+号ごう

Etymology

Compound of 増大 (increase, enlargement) and 号 (issue, number). The reading ぞうだいごう follows standard on'yomi.