Japanese symbol for “enormous”
巨大
きょだい
Romaji: kyodai
huge; gigantic; enormous
In Japanese, enormous is 巨大, read きょだい (kyodai).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- adj-na, n huge; gigantic; enormous
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “enormous”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 膨大 | ぼうだい boudai | huge; vast; enormous |
| 多大 | ただい tadai | great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous |
| 大変 | たいへん taihen | immense; enormous; great |
| 甚大 | じんだい jindai | very great; enormous; serious |
| 絶大 | ぜつだい zetsudai | tremendous; immense; enormous |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 巨人 | きょじん kyojin | giant; great man |
| 巨額 | きょがく kyogaku | huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount |
| 巨匠 | きょしょう kyoshou | master; masterhand; maestro |
| 巨漢 | きょかん kyokan | giant |
| 巨体 | きょたい kyotai | huge body; large build |
| 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 |
See also: Chinese symbol for “enormous”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.