巨

gigantic, big, large, great

JLPTN2StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 1,000Strokes5

Meaning

巨 centers on extreme size: something gigantic, big, large, or great in scale.

巨 is a pictograph of a carpenter's square or large measuring tool, later extended to mean gigantic or great in size.

The shape resembles a huge carpenter's square, a tool for measuring large things. Imagine a giant ruler so big it can measure mountains.

For キョ, picture a gigantic key that unlocks a giant door: key -> キョ, and the key is as big as the door itself.

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Study

巨 is a pictograph of a carpenter's square or large measuring tool, later extended to mean gigantic or great in size.

The shape resembles a huge carpenter's square, a tool for measuring large things. Imagine a giant ruler so big it can measure mountains.

For キョ, picture a gigantic key that unlocks a giant door: key -> キョ, and the key is as big as the door itself.