very, exceeding, tremendously
On'yomi (音読み)
- ジン
- モン
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- はなはだ
- はなはだし
About this kanji
The kanji 甚 means "very" or "tremendously," conveying a sense of something that exceeds typical limits. It can function as both a noun and an adverb, but you'll often find it in verb forms. For example, 甚だしい (はなはだしい) means "extreme" or "serious," and gives emphasis to the intensity of a situation. Another common compound is 甚大 (じんだい), which describes something that is "enormous" or "great." You might also see 甚恐 (じんきょう), meaning "very fearful." A useful note is that 甚 is often used in more formal contexts, highlighting the severity or impact of something.
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Example sentences
彼は甚だ退屈な話をした。
He told a very boring story.
Meanings across languages
- English
- very, exceeding, tremendously
- Tiếng Việt
- rất, quá mức, cực kỳ
- 日本語
- とても, 非常に, 極めて
- 한국어
- 매우, 극단적으로
- 中文
- 非常, 过度
- id
- sangat, melebihi
- th
- มาก, เกินไป
- es
- muy, excesivamente
- fr
- très, dépassant
- de
- sehr, übermäßig
- pt
- muito, excessivamente
Common compounds
- 甚だしいはなはだしいextreme, excessive, serious
- 甚大じんだいenormous, tremendous
- 甚恐じんきょうvery fearful, extremely afraid
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