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メガ (mega) Japanese meaning: mega- (10^6) | Kotomora
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Related words メガ and 超 are both casual intensifiers meaning 'extremely' or 'super', but 超 is more common and versatile in everyday speech, while メガ often carries a sense of scale or size.
メガ and 大 can both modify nouns to mean 'big' or 'great', but 大 is a native Japanese prefix with broader, more neutral use, while メガ is a borrowed word used mainly for emphasis or scale in casual/advertising contexts.
メガ is another loanword prefix used for casual emphasis (メガ盛り), but it leans toward suggesting large size or quantity, while ウルトラ emphasizes intensity or extremeness more generally.
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I hear that hotel is mega expensive.
I ordered a mega-sized ramen.
Etymology From English 'mega-', ultimately from Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, 'great, large').
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