How to say 'Huge' in Japanese | でかい

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The Japanese word for Huge is 'Dekai', written as でかい in Japanese.

word

でかい

Meaning

Huge

Reading

Dekai

Explanation

The Japanese adjective 'でかい (でかい)' means 'huge' or 'very big'. It is a colloquial and somewhat informal term often used in casual conversation to emphasize the large size of something. This word carries a sense of exaggeration and is typically used for objects, animals, or even situations. For example: That dog is huge!「あの犬はでかい！」(あのいぬはでかい！). This burger is huge「このバーガーはでかい」(このバーガーはでかい). Note that 'でかい' is more emphatic and informal compared to '大きい (おおきい)', which is the standard term for 'big'.

Part Of Speech

adjective

Frequency

6683

Composition

hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an i-adjective. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Hiragana in the Word でかい

This word contains 3 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

で

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hiragana

か

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hiragana

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'Dekai' means 'Huge' .

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