超大型巨人
chōōgata kyojin
The English phrase "colossal titan" is translated into Japanese as 超大型巨人 (chōōgata kyojin).
This phrase refers to the giant humanoid creature from the series Attack on Titan.
What does it mean word for word?
The term is a combination of three parts: 超 meaning super or ultra, 大型 meaning large-size or large-type and 巨人 meaning giant or titan.
How does it change in a sentence?
As a compound noun, 超大型巨人 does not require a particle to be placed between the descriptive elements and the noun 巨人.
How do you pronounce it?
chōōgata kyojin
Did you know?
- The word 巨人 for 'giant' is the same word used for the Yomiuri Giants, one of Japan's most famous professional baseball teams.
- While 超 means 'super', in modern Japanese slang it is used as an intensifier similar to 'totally' or 'extremely' in English.
- In a standard dictionary, the word 大型 often describes commercial categories like 'large-size' cars or machinery rather than biological creatures.
Examples in context
- 超大型巨人はとても大きいです。Chōōgata kyojin wa totemo ookii desu.The colossal titan is very large.
- 物語に超大型巨人が登場します。Monogatari ni chōōgata kyojin ga tōjō shimasu.A colossal titan appears in the story.
- 超大型巨人の姿は恐ろしいです。Chōōgata kyojin no sugata wa osoroshii desu.The appearance of the colossal titan is terrifying.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about an anime they just watched.
- 結衣 Yui超大型巨人は怖かったね。Chōōgata kyojin wa kowakatta ne.The colossal titan was scary, wasn't it?
- 蓮 Renそうだね、本当に巨大だよ。Sō da ne, hontō ni kyodai da yo.It was, it's truly huge.
- 結衣 Yui蓮君はあのシーンが好き？Ren-kun wa ano shiin ga suki?Ren, do you like that scene?
- 蓮 Renうん、迫力があって大好きだよ。Un, hakuryoku ga atte daisuki da yo.Yeah, it's powerful and I love it.
