ジャンボ

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

jumbo; jumbo-sized; huge

Describes something exceptionally large, often in commercial contexts like jumbo packs or jumbo portions. Used as a noun or na-adjective.

Abbreviation of ジャンボジェット, referring specifically to a Boeing 747 or similar large passenger aircraft.

ジャンボな〈物もの〉a jumbo-sized ~
このレストランはジャンボなハンバーガーで有ゆう名めいだ。
This restaurant is famous for its jumbo hamburgers.
ジャンボに乗のるto fly on a jumbo jet
家か族ぞくでハワイへジャンボに乗のって行いった。
We flew to Hawaii on a jumbo jet with my family.
〈物もの〉をジャンボで買かうto buy the jumbo-sized one
ポップコーンをジャンボで買かった。
I bought the jumbo-sized popcorn.

巨きょ大だいN3sense 1
巨大 is a formal, general word for 'huge' or 'gigantic', while ジャンボ is a casual loanword typically used for commercial product sizes like jumbo packs.
特とく大だい sense 1
特大 means 'extra-large' and is used for standard size categories like drinks or clothing, whereas ジャンボ is a punchier, more marketing-oriented term for the same idea.
大おお型がたN3sense 1
大型 formally describes large-sized vehicles or machines, while ジャンボ is an informal loanword emphasizing eye-catching bigness, often in branding.

小こ型がたN3sense 1
小型 means 'small-sized' or 'compact', the direct opposite of ジャンボ when describing product or vehicle size categories.
ミニN1sense 1
ミニ is the casual katakana antonym of ジャンボ, contrasting a small size with a jumbo size in everyday product naming.

Borrowed from English 'jumbo', likely popularized through commercial product naming and the Boeing 747 'jumbo jet'.