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巨

gigantic

JLPT N2 5 strokes
On'yomi
キョ

巨 means "gigantic". It is a JLPT N2 kanji written in 5 strokes. Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is キョ. It is taught beyond elementary school (junior high and up).

巨 in example sentences

  • 木星もくせいは巨大きょだいだ。

    Mokusei wa kyodai da.

    Jupiter is very large.

  • 東京とうきょうは巨大きょだい都市としだ。

    Toukyou wa kyodai toshi da.

    Tokyo is a huge city.

  • 象ぞうは巨大きょだいな動物どうぶつである。

    Zou wa kyodai na doubutsu de aru.

    An elephant is an enormous animal.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

Stroke order & writing

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Common questions

What does the kanji 巨 mean?
巨 means "gigantic". It is a JLPT N2 kanji.
How many strokes does 巨 have?
巨 is written in 5 strokes.
How is 巨 read?
Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is キョ.
What JLPT level is 巨?
巨 is a JLPT N2 kanji.
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