How to say 'Almost' in Japanese | ほぼ

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The Japanese word for Almost is 'Hobo', written as ほぼ in Japanese.

word

ほぼ

Meaning

Almost

Reading

Hobo

Explanation

The Japanese adverb 'ほぼ (hobo)' means 'almost' or 'nearly'. It is used to indicate that something is very close to being complete, accurate, or true, but not entirely. This word is commonly used in both formal and informal contexts. For example: I almost finished my homework「ほぼ宿題を終えた」(ほぼしゅくだいをおえた). The project is almost complete「プロジェクトはほぼ完了した」(プロジェクトはほぼかんりょうした). Note that 'ほぼ' can also imply a high degree of approximation, as in 'ほぼ正確 (ほぼせいかく) (almost accurate)'.

Part Of Speech

adverb

Frequency

506

Composition

hiragana

Handwriting

Hiragana in the Word ほぼ

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

ほ

Reading

hiragana

ぼ

Reading

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'Hobo' means 'Almost' .

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