N31214/1669

ほど

usually written using kana alonenounnoun (generic)adverbparticle

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Meanings

  • extent, degree, measure
  • limit, bounds
  • (span of) time
  • (a) distance
  • the state of, the status of, the condition of
  • about, around, approximately, or so
  • as much as ..., to the extent of ..., like ...
  • the more ... the more ...

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Example sentences

彼女かのじょきたいほどうれしかった。

She was so happy she could cry.

この仕事しごとおもったほどむずかしくなかった。

This job wasn't as difficult as I had thought.

練習れんしゅうすればするほど上手じょうずになる。

The more you practice, the better you become.

えきまであるいて十分じゅっぷんほどかかります。

It takes about ten minutes to walk to the station.

かれ努力どりょくだれもがみとめるほどのものだった。

His effort was something that everyone acknowledged.