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重大化 (じゅうだいか) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

重じゅう大だい化か

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

aggravation; becoming serious; escalation

Describes a situation, problem, or condition becoming more serious or severe. Often used in news or formal contexts.

事じ件けんの重じゅう大だい化かを防ふせぐために、警けい察さつが早さっ急きゅうに対たい応おうした。
The police responded quickly to prevent the incident from escalating.

気き候こう変へん動どうの影えい響きょうが年ねん々ねん重じゅう大だい化かしている。

The impact of climate change is becoming more serious every year.

Kanji

重heavy, important, esteem
大large, big
化change, take the form of, influence

Similar words

悪あっ化か
悪化 means 'deterioration' or 'worsening' in a general sense, while 重大化 emphasizes the increase in seriousness or gravity of a situation.
深しん刻こく化か
深刻化 also means 'becoming serious', but often implies a deeper, more critical or grave state, whereas 重大化 focuses on the magnitude or importance of the issue.

Etymology

Compound of 重大 (じゅうだい, 'serious, grave') and 化 (か, '-ization, becoming'). The suffix 化 is productive and attaches to nouns to form nouns and suru-verbs meaning 'to become ~' or 'to make ~'.