Japanese symbol for “tremendous”
絶大
ぜつだい
Romaji: zetsudai
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal
In Japanese, tremendous is 絶大, read ぜつだい (zetsudai).
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 tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “tremendous”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 豪快 | ごうかい goukai | hearty; tremendous; magnificent |
| 偉 | えら era | tremendous; big; great |
| 甚だしい | はなはだしい hanahadashii | extreme; excessive; terrible |
| 恐ろしい | おそろしい osoroshii | surprising; startling; tremendous |
| 物凄い | ものすごい monosugoi | terrific; staggering; tremendous |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 絶対 | ぜったい zettai | absolutely; definitely; unconditionally |
| 絶望 | ぜつぼう zetsubou | despair; hopelessness |
| 絶好 | ぜっこう zekkou | best; ideal; perfect |
| 中絶 | ちゅうぜつ chuuzetsu | abortion |
| 絶滅 | ぜつめつ zetsumetsu | extinction; extermination |
| 絶賛 | ぜっさん zessan | high praise; great admiration; acclaim |
| 大丈夫 | だいじょうぶ daijoubu | safe; secure; sound |
| 大変 | たいへん taihen | very; greatly; terribly |
See also: Chinese symbol for “tremendous”.
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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