Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

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

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

is ateji.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

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

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

Inflection edit

Adverb edit

()(ほど) (yohodo

  1. greatly, exceptionally
  2. about to finish

References edit

  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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN