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Japanese symbol for “massive”

Romaji: tairyou
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)

In Japanese, massive is , read (tairyou).

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

  1. adj-na, adj-no, n large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)

Kanji and stroke order

large, big
on: ダイ、タイ
kun: おお-、おお.きい、-おお.いに
3 strokes · JLPT 4
quantity, measure, weight
on: リョウ
kun: はか.る
12 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “massive”

WordReadingMeaning
じゅうこう juukouprofound; deep; grave
ぶあつい buatsuithick; bulky; massive
かいじょう kaijoumassive; bulk; block-like
マッシブ masshibumassive
ぶあつ buatsuthick; bulky; massive

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
だいじょうぶ daijoubusafe; secure; sound
たいへん taihenvery; greatly; terribly
だいがく daigakuuniversity; college
さいだい saidaibiggest; greatest; largest
たいかい taikaimass meeting; convention; rally
だいとうりょう daitouryoupresident (of a country)
じゅうりょう juuryouweight
すうりょう suuryouquantity; volume; amount

See also: Chinese symbol for “massive”.

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.

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