Japanese Conversation · Level 99
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Japanese word
膨大
Pronunciation
Romajibōdai
Meaning
- na-adjectivevast
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.
More examples
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.
Core concept
Describes something whose quantity or scale greatly exceeds what is ordinary.
Common phrases
膨大な量bō dai na ryō
a vast amount
膨大な情報bō dai na jō hō
a vast amount of information
膨大な数bō dai na kazu
a vast number
膨大なデータbō dai na dē ta
a vast amount of data
膨大な資料bō dai na shi ryō
a vast amount of material
Similar words
莫大bakudai: Describes an amount that is exceptionally large, especially money or other resources.
多大tadai: Describes a very large degree, amount, or effect, often in formal language.
広大kōdai: Describes an area or extent that is extremely large.
Definition in Japanese
数量や規模が非常に大きいさま。sū ryō ya ki bo ga hi jō ni ō ki i sa ma
Word origin
The Sino-Japanese compound combines 膨 (bō, "swell") and 大 (dai, "big"), giving the sense of something swollen to a very large size.
Usage tips
- 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 meanings
- enormousna-adjective
- extensivena-adjective
Opposites
- 少ないsukunaifewi-adjective
- 少量shōryōsmall amountnoun
Related words
- 膨大さbōdaisavastnessnoun