WORD DETAIL
巨人
きょじん
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
巨人is read asきょじんand can mean “giant” or “great figure”, depending on context. - Basic usage: The examples show a storybook giant and a towering figure in music.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Distinguishing senses and uses
- It literally means a being of enormous size and figuratively a person of towering achievement in a field.

