まして
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word まして
1
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention
Examples
それらの星は肉眼で見える、まして望遠鏡ならなおさらである。
You can see the stars with your naked eye, and even better through a telescope.
2
With neg. verb
still less
Examples
メアリーはフランス語を読むことさえできない、まして話すことはできない。
Mary can't even read French, much less speak it.
Kanji in this Word
況
8 strokes
Frequency: 490
JLPT N2
Grade 8
Meanings
condition
situation
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
キョウ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
まし.て
いわ.んや
おもむき
増
14 strokes
Frequency: 231
JLPT N2
Grade 5
Meanings
increase
add
augment
gain
promote
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ゾウ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ま.す
ま.し
ふ.える
ふ.やす
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
まし
ます
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