Japanese symbol for “great”
偉大
いだい
Romaji: idai
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding
In Japanese, great is 偉大, read いだい (idai).
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 great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “great”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 多大 | ただい tadai | great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous |
| 大きい | おおきい ookii | big; large; great |
| 素敵 | すてき suteki | lovely; wonderful; charming |
| 偉い | えらい erai | great; excellent; admirable |
| 大きな | おおきな ookina | big; large; great |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 偉い | えらい erai | great; excellent; admirable |
| 偉人 | いじん ijin | great person; eminent figure |
| 偉業 | いぎょう igyou | great achievement; great feat; great work |
| 偉く | えらく eraku | awfully; terribly; tremendously |
| お偉方 | おえらがた oeragata | superiors; big shots; higher-ups |
| 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 “great”.
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.