Japanese symbol for “giant”
巨人
きょじん
Romaji: kyojin
giant; great man
In Japanese, giant is 巨人, read きょじん (kyojin).
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
- n giant; great man
- n Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “giant”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大人 | おおびと oobito | giant |
| 巨漢 | きょかん kyokan | giant |
| 大男 | おおおとこ oootoko | big man; large man; tall man |
| 山男 | やまおとこ yamaotoko | giant; woodsman; alpinist |
| ジャイアント | ジャイアント jaianto | giant |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 巨大 | きょだい kyodai | huge; gigantic; enormous |
| 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 |
| 人間 | にんげん ningen | human being; human; person |
| 個人 | こじん kojin | individual; private person; personal |
| 人気 | にんき ninki | popularity; public favor |
See also: Chinese symbol for “giant”.
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.