懸けん絶ぜつ

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

great difference; wide gap

Formal, literary noun or intransitive する-verb meaning a vast disparity or gap between two things. Rare in everyday speech; more common alternatives include 大きな差 or 隔たり.

• 両りょう者しゃの実じつ力りょくには懸けん絶ぜつがある。

  There is a great difference in ability between the two.

• この二ふたつの意い見けんは懸けん絶ぜつしている。

  These two opinions are worlds apart.