巨人(きょじん)

きょじん
noun
giant, colossus; great figure
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
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