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Words — 3 found

Adverb (fukushi)
1. almost; nearly; mostly; practically; virtually; basically; just about; all butUsually written using kana alone
  • ゆうしょく夕食
  • じゅんび準備
  • ほとんど
  • できています
The dinner is almost ready.
Adverb (fukushi)
2. hardly; barely; scarcely; littleUsually written using kana alone, with neg. verb
    ケイト
  • ちゅうごくご中国語
  • ほとんど
  • はな話せない
Kate can hardly speak Chinese.
Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
3. large majority; large proportion; greater part; most (of); almost all (of)Usually written using kana alone
  • かのじょ彼女
  • じんせい人生
  • ほとんど
  • まず貧しい
  • ひとびと人々
  • せわ世話をする
  • ために
  • つい費やした
She spent most of her life taking care of poor people.
Other forms
殆んど 【ほとんど】幾ど 【ほとんど】
Notes
殆んど: Irregular okurigana usage. 幾ど: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)Usually written using kana alone
  • かれ
  • えいがかん映画館
  • 行く
  • こと
  • まずない
He seldom, if ever, goes to the cinema.
Other forms
先ず無い 【まずない】
Notes
先ず無い: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
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言うまでもない 【ゆうまでもない】言うまでも無い 【いうまでもない】言うまでも無い 【ゆうまでもない】言う迄も無い 【いうまでもない】言う迄も無い 【ゆうまでもない】言う迄もない 【いうまでもない】言う迄もない 【ゆうまでもない】
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    • いき
    • くる苦しくて
    • まんぞく満足に
    • その
    • ことば言葉
    • 言えなかった
    She could scarcely gasp the words. Tatoeba
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