Kanji Kaisen

漢字Kanji · in Time & Sequence

巨: gigantic, big

Also: large, great

JLPT N25 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
5 strokes

One reading, and the words that use it

キョkyo · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 巨人きょじんgiant
  • 巨岩きょがんhuge rock, crag
  • 巨視的なきょしてきなmacroscopic
  • 巨大なきょだいなenormous, colossal
  • 巨額きょがくhuge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum
  • 巨大きょだい
  • 巨匠きょしょうmaster; masterhand; maestro
  • 巨体きょたいhuge body; large build

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Memory story · made up to help you remember

“One line above, one line below—a perfect pair! This radical is the foundation of balance and counting.”
More in the 二 two story
繋がり
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
匚

Also built on box (匚)

All 3

巨 gives its sound to

The family reading is キョ (kyo). Sound parts: KanjiVG.

Also read キョ

10 kanji share this on'yomi

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
巨 gigantic
vs目 eye
Compare the two shapes stroke by stroke.
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · jù

Same form: 巨 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).

Simplified
巨 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
巨 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin jù most common reading

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

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