莫大(ばくだい)

ばくだい
na-adjective
enormous, vast
1. enormous, vast, immense
Extremely large in amount, scale, or extent.
莫大(ばくだい)な費用(ひよう)がかかった。
It cost an enormous amount of money.
彼(かれ)は莫大(ばくだい)な財産(ざいさん)を相続(そうぞく)した。
He inherited a vast fortune.
莫大(ばくだい)な借金(しゃっきん)を抱(かか)えている。
They are burdened with an enormous debt.

Used to describe extremely large amounts, especially of money, resources, or abstract quantities.

FORMS:

  • 莫大(ばくだい)な + noun
  • 莫大(ばくだい)に + verb (rarely used)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 莫大(ばくだい)な費用(ひよう) (enormous cost)
  • 莫大(ばくだい)な財産(ざいさん) (vast fortune)
  • 莫大(ばくだい)な借金(しゃっきん) (huge debt)
  • 莫大(ばくだい)な利益(りえき) (enormous profit)
  • 莫大(ばくだい)な損害(そんがい) (tremendous damage)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 膨大(ぼうだい) - immense (often for volume or data)
  • 巨大(きょだい) - huge (physical size)
  • 莫大(ばくだい) - enormous (typically for amounts, money)

Related Words

Related: 巨大(きょだい) (huge (physical))
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Added 2026.1.12 21:24 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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