巨
巨 — Gigantic
gigantic, big, large, great
On’yomiキョ (kyo)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (5 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 巨
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 巨人 | きょじん kyojin | giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team) |
| 巨額 | きょがく kyogaku | huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount |
| 巨大 | きょだい kyodai | huge; gigantic; enormous |
| 巨匠 | きょしょう kyoshou | master; masterhand; maestro |
| 巨視的 | きょしてき kyoshiteki | macroscopic; comprehensive; all-including |
| 巨体 | きょたい kyotai | huge body; large build |
Study notes
巨 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 5 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #892 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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