巨人

Japanese

Kanji in this term
巨	人

Etymology 1

From 巨 large + 人 man.

Pronunciation

• Common Accent: きょじん [kyòjíń] (Heiban)

Noun

巨人 (hiragana きょじん, romaji kyojin)

1. A mythical giant
2. A very tall person
3. A great person

Etymology 2

Originally an abbreviation for 東京巨人軍 (とうきょうきょじんぐん, Tokyo-Kyojingun), which is now the Yomiuri Giants.

Pronunciation

• Common Accent: きょ​じん [kyójìǹ] (Atamadaka)

Proper noun

巨人 (hiragana きょじん, romaji kyojin)

1. The Yomiuri Giants, a baseball team in Japan

Derived terms

• 一目巨人 (いちまきょじん, ichima-kyòjíń): lit. a "one-eyed giant;" a "cyclops" (See also; サイクロプス or キュクロプス)

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Mandarin

simpl. and trad.
巨人

Noun

巨人 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin jùrén)

1. giant

Derived terms

• 巨人柱