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甚大 (じんだい, jindai) Japanese meaning: enormous | Kotomora
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よる
甚じん
大だい
な
被ひ
害がい
が
報ほう
告こく
さ
れ
た
。
Enormous damage from the earthquake was reported.
This policy will have a serious impact on the economy.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 に 甚じん 大だい な 被ひ 害がい をもたらす to cause enormous damage to something
The typhoon caused enormous damage to the crops.
〈 事こと 〉 に 甚じん 大だい な 影えい 響きょう を 与あた える to have a huge impact on something
甚じん 大だい な 損そん 失しつ を 受う ける to suffer immense losses
The company suffered immense losses due to the fire.
Kanji 甚 tremendously, very, great Related words 多大 can describe positive or neutral 'great' amounts (多大な貢献), while 甚大 is almost always used for negative, serious damage or impact.
莫大 emphasizes a huge quantity or sum (莫大な費用), whereas 甚大 emphasizes the severity of damage or influence rather than sheer amount.
深刻 stresses how serious or grave a situation feels, while 甚大 stresses the scale of damage or impact caused.
甚大 (じんだい) also means 'enormous' or 'severe' and is most often used for damage or impact, while 激甚 emphasizes the intensity or violence of the event itself.
甚大 is used for the severity of damage or impact (甚大な被害), while 計り知れない applies more broadly to value, depth, or potential that cannot be gauged.
Written forms 甚じん 大だい Usage 100%
Standard kanji spelling; commonly used in news and formal contexts.
ジンダイ Usage <1%
Etymology Compound of 甚 (じん, 'extreme') and 大 (だい, 'large'). The reading じんだい is a regular on'yomi combination.
This incident had an enormous impact on the economy.
