Japanese symbol for “monumental”
記念碑的
きねんひてき
Romaji: kinenhiteki
monumental
In Japanese, monumental is 記念碑的, read きねんひてき (kinenhiteki).
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Meanings
- adj-na monumental
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “monumental”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| モニュメンタル | モニュメンタル monyumentaru | monumental |
| 記念すべき | きねんすべき kinensubeki | commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous |
| 途轍もない | とてつもない totetsumonai | enormous; tremendous; extraordinary |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 記事 | きじ kiji | article; news story; report |
| 記念 | きねん kinen | commemoration; celebration; remembrance |
| 記録 | きろく kiroku | record; document; minutes |
| 記憶 | きおく kioku | memory; recollection; remembrance |
| 記者 | きしゃ kisha | reporter; journalist |
| 日記 | にっき nikki | diary; journal |
| 残念 | ざんねん zannen | regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing |
| 概念 | がいねん gainen | general idea; concept; notion |
| 石碑 | せきひ sekihi | stone monument |
| 目的 | もくてき mokuteki | purpose; goal; aim |
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.