English–Japanese

“vast” in Japanese

Japanese

Also広大 (kōdai)

Pronunciation

Romajibōdai

Example

膨大な資料を読みます。bō dai na shi ryō o yo mi ma su

I read a vast amount of material.

Illustration for 膨大 (vast)

How to say “vast” in Japanese

“Vast” in Japanese is 膨大 (bōdai).

Describes something whose quantity or scale greatly exceeds what is ordinary.

Full entry for 膨大: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 膨大

その調査には膨大な費用がかかります。so no chō sa ni wa bō dai na hi yō ga ka ka ri ma su

The study costs a vast amount of money.

Tips for using 膨大

  • In Japanese, 膨大な (bōdaina) commonly modifies things such as 資料 (shiryō) and 情報 (jōhō), so it often describes a large body of material rather than a single large object.

Other Japanese words for “vast”

その土地は広大です。so no to chi wa kō dai de su

That land is vast.

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