巨人(きょじん)

きょじん
noun
giant, colossus; great figure
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1. giant, colossus
A being of enormous size, either in mythology, fiction, or figurative description of a very large person.
巨人(きょじん)が現(あらわ)れた。
A giant appeared.
神話(しんわ)には巨人(きょじん)の伝説(でんせつ)が多(おお)い。
There are many legends of giants in mythology.
北欧(ほくおう)神話(しんわ)では、巨人(きょじん)と神々(かみがみ)が戦(たたか)う物語(ものがたり)が語(かた)られている。
In Norse mythology, stories are told of giants battling the gods.
2. great figure, titan
A person of outstanding importance or achievement in a particular field. Used to praise someone's towering influence or legacy.
音楽(おんがく)界(かい)の巨人(きょじん)と呼(よ)ばれた。
He was called a titan of the music world.
彼(かれ)は文学(ぶんがく)の巨人(きょじん)だ。
He is a giant of literature.
科学(かがく)の巨人(きょじん)たちの肩(かた)の上(うえ)に立(た)って、私(わたし)たちは前(まえ)に進(すす)んでいる。
Standing on the shoulders of the giants of science, we move forward.

Usage

Also the nickname of the Yomiuri Giants (読売(よみうり)ジャイアンツ), Japan's most famous professional baseball team, commonly called 巨人(きょじん) in everyday conversation. Context usually makes the meaning clear.

Common collocations

  • 巨人(きょじん)と呼(よ)ばれる: to be called a giant
  • ～界(かい)の巨人(きょじん): titan of the ~ world
  • 巨人(きょじん)軍(ぐん): the Giants (baseball team)
  • 巨人(きょじん)戦(せん): Giants game

Related Words

Related: 巨大(きょだい) (huge, gigantic)
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Added 2026.2.21 15:48 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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