Meaning of 甚大(じんだい) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 甚大

Kana Reading じんだい

Romaji jindai

Examples of 甚大, じんだい in a sentence

長く続く干ばつが収穫に甚大な被害をもたらした。

The prolonged drought did severe damage to crops.
前例のない干ばつが小麦の収穫に甚大な被害をもたらした。

The unprecedented drought did severe damage to the wheat harvest.
その台風の被害は甚大であった。

The damage from the typhoon was enormous.
その会社は甚大な被害を被った。

The company suffered big losses.

甚 JLPT 1

9 strokes

tremendously, very, great, exceedingly

On'Yomi: ジン

Kun'Yomi: はなは.だ, はなは.だしい

大 JLPT 5

3 strokes

large, big

On'Yomi: ダイ, タイ

Kun'Yomi: おお-, おお.きい, -おお.いに

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