What is the Kanji for "Huge" and "Giant"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Huge" and "Giant", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Huge" and "Giant" is "巨".

This kanji has 1 reading:

Its onyomi reading is "Kyo".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "巨" mean in japanese?

"巨" means "Huge" and "Giant".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N2 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

巨大: "Huge". The word '巨大 (きょだい)' is an adjectival noun that means 'huge'. It is used to describe something that is extremely large in size or proportion. This word is often used to describe physical objects like buildings, animals or natural phenomena that are exceptionally big. For example: The dinosaur was huge - (恐竜は巨大だった). The company has a huge office building - (その会社は巨大なオフィスビルを持っている).

巨人: "Giant". The Japanese noun '巨人 (きょじん)' refers to an extremely large and powerful humanoid creature, often depicted in Japanese mythology and folklore. These beings are much larger than regular humans, towering over them. A '巨人' is a mythical and legendary figure, not an actual living person. For example: The giant roared - (巨人が唸った). He is a giant among men - (彼は巨人の中の巨人だ).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "き" is read as "ki"

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.