絶ぜつ大だい

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

Describes something overwhelmingly large in scale, power, or influence. Often used with nouns like 影響 (influence), 支持 (support), or 人気 (popularity).

彼かれの新しん作さくは絶ぜつ大だいな人にん気きを集あつめた。
His new work gained tremendous popularity.
この政せい策さくは経けい済ざいに絶ぜつ大だいな影えい響きょうを与あたえた。
This policy had an enormous impact on the economy.

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Usage patterns

絶ぜつ大だいな影えい響きょうを与あたえるto have a tremendous influence (on something)
その発はつ明めいは社しゃ会かいに絶ぜつ大だいな影えい響きょうを与あたえた。
That invention had a tremendous influence on society.
絶ぜつ大だいな人にん気きを誇ほこるto enjoy immense popularity
彼かれはファンから絶ぜつ大だいな人にん気きを誇ほこっている。
He enjoys immense popularity among fans.
絶ぜつ大だいな信しん頼らいを置おくto place immense trust in someone/something
社しゃ長ちょうは彼かの女じょに絶ぜつ大だいな信しん頼らいを置おいている。
The president places immense trust in her.
絶ぜつ大だいな支し持じを得えるto receive overwhelming support
その政せい策さくは国こく民みんから絶ぜつ大だいな支し持じを得えた。
The policy received overwhelming support from the public.

Kanji

絶discontinue, sever, cut off
大large, big

Related words

莫ばく大だいN3
莫大 is used mainly for huge amounts of money, cost, or quantity, while 絶大 emphasizes overwhelming scale, power, or influence.
巨きょ大だいN3
巨大 refers to physical size or scale, whereas 絶大 is more abstract and often describes intangible things like support or impact.
多た大だいN1
多大 describes a large degree of something, often in negative contexts like 迷惑 (trouble), while 絶大 stresses truly overwhelming, often positive, power or influence.
圧あっ倒とう的てき
絶大 describes something immense in scale or influence (絶大な人気), while 圧倒的 stresses that it leaves no room for comparison or resistance (圧倒的な差).

Don't confuse with

絶ぜっ対たいN4
絶対 means 'absolute' or 'definitely' and is used as an adverb or noun of certainty, while 絶大 means 'immense' in scale or influence and only modifies nouns as an adjective.

Etymology

Compound of 絶 (ぜつ, 'extreme, surpass') and 大 (だい, 'large, great'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji combination naturally conveys an overwhelming degree of greatness.