大男|おおおとこoootoko[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. nounbig man; large man; tall man; giant
   彼かれはリトル・ジョンと呼よばれる大男おおおとこだった。↗

   He was a big man called Little John.

• Synonym巨人きょじんWrittenWritten register: giants of myth and legend, and figuratively great men, as in 「文学の巨人」; not just about physical size.
• Synonym巨漢きょかんWrittenTends toward written prose: a man with a massive body, tall or fat alike; often seen in descriptions of wrestlers, as in 「巨漢レスラー」.
• RelatedジャイアントNeutralLoanword for a giant, or huge as a modifier; mostly used in names, as in 「ジャイアントパンダ」, and not limited to people the way 「大男」 is.
• Related図体の大きな男CasualColloquial descriptive phrase for a man of large build; 「図体」 carries a rough, belittling nuance.
• Antonym小男こおとこNeutralA short, small-statured man; the opposite of 「大男」, with a slightly derogatory nuance.

For a tall, big man say 「大男」, as in 「二メートルの大男」. In written descriptions of a huge body use 「巨漢」; for giants of myth or great men use 「巨人」; for a short man use 「小男」.

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1. 体からだつきの大おおきな男おとこ。巨漢きょかん。