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JLPT N1na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

甚じん大だい

jindai

enormous, severe

Often describes damage or losses. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

その台風たいふうの被害ひがいは甚大じんだいであった。
The damage from the typhoon was enormous.
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その会社かいしゃは甚大じんだいな被害ひがいを被こうむった。
The company suffered big losses.
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長ながく続つづく干かんばつが収穫しゅうかくに甚大じんだいな被害ひがいをもたらした。
The prolonged drought did severe damage to crops.
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Kanji in 甚大

甚tremendously; veryOnジンKunはなはだ・はなはだしい
大large; bigOnダイ・タイKunおお-・おおきい

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