Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
(ateji)
ほど
Grade: 5
jūbakoyomi
Alternative spelling
餘程 (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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is ateji.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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()(ほど) (yohodo-na (adnominal ()(ほど) (yohodo na), adverbial ()(ほど) (yohodo ni))

  1. very much, very many, a great deal of

Inflection

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Adverb

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()(ほど) (yohodo

  1. greatly, exceptionally
  2. about to finish

References

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  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN