巨大化

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 巨大化(きょだいか) adds 化, change, to 巨大, enormous.
• Basic usage: It describes an organization or city growing to a very large scale.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A large size and a change in size
  • 巨大な都市 describes a city that is already enormous, while 都市が巨大化する describes a city growing in scale.