巨大(きょだい)な

きょだいな
adjective (na)
huge; gigantic; enormous
1. huge; gigantic; enormous; colossal
Extremely large in size, scale, or magnitude, far exceeding what is normal or expected.
巨大(きょだい)な建物(たてもの)が見(み)える。
I can see a huge building.
巨大(きょだい)な台風(たいふう)が接近(せっきん)している。
A massive typhoon is approaching.
インターネットは社会(しゃかい)に巨大(きょだい)な影響(えいきょう)を与(あた)えた。
The Internet has had an enormous impact on society.

巨大(きょだい)な emphasizes extreme, impressive size — something that dwarfs normal scale. It can describe physical objects (buildings, animals, structures) and abstract things (influence, organizations, problems). The word has a stronger impact than simply 大(おお)きい.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 巨大(きょだい)な企業(きぎょう): giant corporation
  • 巨大(きょだい)な市場(しじょう): huge market
  • 巨大(きょだい)な地震(じしん): massive earthquake
  • 巨大(きょだい)な力(ちから): enormous power
  • 巨大(きょだい)化(か)する: to grow enormous

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 大(おお)きい: big; large — neutral, everyday word for size without the extreme emphasis
  • 膨大(ぼうだい)な: vast; enormous — typically used for quantities, amounts, and data rather than physical size
  • 莫大(ばくだい)な: immense; enormous — primarily used for money and abstract quantities
  • 壮大(そうだい)な: grand; magnificent — adds a nuance of grandeur and impressiveness
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