Why do some kanji have furigana that are not valid readings?


In my text I read the sentence:

> あなたが体験したよりもっと[巨]{おお}きく、もっと深くさせてくれる力があるからだ。

(furigana is from the text)

I understand 大きく, and I understand some words with 巨 like 巨大. However, when I
looked up 巨きく in a dictionary, I was unable to find anything.

Why do these kind of readings exist; however, they are not in a dictionary?




Basic furigana means, for 絶対{ぜったい}, 'zettai' is how you read 絶対...period.

For the non-standard cases, think of it basically the same way, but with a
little twist: for 巨{おお}きく, 'oo' is how _I want_ you to read 巨.

As a deeper example...

> 泥棒{おまえ}は信用{しんよう}出来{でき}ない。

If this is a line of dialogue, the person is saying "I can't trust you", but
the implication is that "you" are a thief, and that is why you cannot be
trusted.

When the furigana are not standard, in my experience, the furigana is what is
said, and the kanji is what is meant. For your example, there's not a lot of
difference between 巨 and おお(きい), but it should be basically the same thing: おお
is how it's said, but 巨 is the underlying meaning.




Basic furigana means, for 絶対{ぜったい}, 'zettai' is how you read 絶対...period.

For the non-standard cases, think of it basically the same way, but with a
little twist: for 巨{おお}きく, 'oo' is how _I want_ you to read 巨.

As a deeper example...

> 泥棒{おまえ}は信用{しんよう}出来{でき}ない。

If this is a line of dialogue, the person is saying "I can't trust you", but
the implication is that "you" are a thief, and that is why you cannot be
trusted.

When the furigana are not standard, in my experience, the furigana is what is
said, and the kanji is what is meant. For your example, there's not a lot of
difference between 巨 and おお(きい), but it should be basically the same thing: おお
is how it's said, but 巨 is the underlying meaning.

