Vocabulary

What does でかい (dekai) mean?

でかい means huge, enormous.

Quick facts
Readingでかい
Romajidekai
Part of speechi-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
でかい
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommondekai

huge, enormous

  1. 1i-adjective huge; big; enormous

Example sentences

  • That building is huge, isn't it!

  • I have a big dog.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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