よほど
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word よほど
1
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); 余 is ateji
very; greatly; much; to a large extent; quite
Examples
彼はその話がよほど面白かったようだ。
It seems that he was very much amused by the story.
2
just about to; almost; very nearly
Kanji in this Word
余
7 strokes
Frequency: 680
JLPT N2
Grade 5
Meanings
too much
myself
surplus
other
remainder
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ヨ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
あま.る
あま.り
あま.す
あんま.り
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
あまる
程
12 strokes
Frequency: 514
JLPT N2
Grade 5
Meanings
extent
degree
law
formula
distance
limits
amount
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
テイ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ほど
-ほど
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
ほと
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