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ほとん

irregular okuriganararely used kanji formusually written using kana aloneadverbnounnoun (generic)noun taking the genitive case particle のadjective (generic)

Reading

Meanings

  • almost, nearly, mostly, practically, virtually, basically, just about, all but
  • hardly, barely, scarcely, little
  • large majority, large proportion, greater part, most (of), almost all (of)

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Example sentences

宿題しゅくだいほとんどわった。

I've almost finished my homework.

このみせ料理りょうりほとんどべたことがある。

I've eaten almost everything on this restaurant's menu.

クラスの学生がくせいほとんど日本人にほんじんです。

Almost all the students in the class are Japanese.

かねほとんどなくて、こまっています。

I'm in trouble because I have almost no money.

彼女かのじょほとんど毎日まいにち図書館としょかん勉強べんきょうしている。

She studies at the library almost every day.