巨人|きょじんkyojin[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noungiant; great man
- nounTokyo Giants (baseball team)
Synonyms & antonyms
- SynonymジャイアントNeutralLoanword for a giant or something huge, common in product names and titles; 「巨人」 is the word with the established figurative sense of a great figure.
- Synonym大男おおおとこNeutralColloquial word for a tall, big man; unlike 「巨人」 it has no figurative sense of a great figure or master.
- Synonym巨漢きょかんWrittenWritten word for a burly man, used mainly to describe physique; 「巨人」 can also figuratively mean a great figure.
- Related大入道おおにゅうどうNeutralA huge bald ogre from folklore, or a big bald man; more colorful and legend-flavored than the neutral 「巨人」.
- Antonym矮人わいじんWrittenWritten antonym: a dwarf, the opposite of 「巨人」 in body size.
Use 「巨人」 for legendary giants and figuratively for great figures, as in 「知の巨人」. For tall, big men say 「大男」 or 「巨漢」; the loanword 「ジャイアント」 suits product names and titles; the antonym is 「矮人」.
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