でかい

でかい · dekai · JLPT N1 · i-adj

huge

🐘 de-kai: 'de' sounds like 'the', and 'kai' sounds like 'key' - the huge thing needs a huge key

でかい (dekai) is a casual word for huge, often used for size of things or people. Think of the sound 'DEH-kai' as 'the big one' said loudly. Elephants are the ultimate huge animal.

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