JLPT N2 · 5 strokes

Kanji 巨: "gigantic, big, large"

The kanji 巨 means "gigantic, big, large, great". It is written with 5 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read キョ in on'yomi.

Stroke order

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Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.

Readings

On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)

Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)

no recorded reading

In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.

At a glance

Meaninggigantic, big, large, great
Strokes5
JLPT levelN2
Taught in Japansecondary school
Frequency rank892 of 2,501

Common words with 巨

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