Japanese symbol for “colossal”
膨大
ぼうだい
Romaji: boudai
huge; vast; enormous; colossal
In Japanese, colossal is 膨大, read ぼうだい (boudai).
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Meanings
- adj-na huge; vast; enormous; colossal; extensive; large
- n, vi, vs swelling; expansion
Written forms: 膨大、厖大、尨大. Readings: ぼうだい.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “colossal”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 絶大 | ぜつだい zetsudai | tremendous; immense; enormous |
| 莫大 | ばくだい bakudai | vast; huge; immense |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 膨張 | ぼうちょう bouchou | expansion; swelling; increase |
| 膨らむ | ふくらむ fukuramu | to expand; to swell (out); to get big |
| 膨れる | ふくれる fukureru | to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated |
| 膨らみ | ふくらみ fukurami | swelling; bulge; puff |
| 膨らます | ふくらます fukuramasu | to swell; to expand; to inflate |
| 大丈夫 | だいじょうぶ daijoubu | safe; secure; sound |
| 大変 | たいへん taihen | very; greatly; terribly |
| 大学 | だいがく daigaku | university; college |
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