How to say 'Extent' in Japanese | 程

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The Japanese word for Extent is 'Hodo', written as 程 in Japanese.'Extent' in hiragana is ほど.

word

程

Meaning

Extent

Reading

ほど

hodo

Kanji

程Order, Extent

Explanation

The Japanese noun '程 (ほど)' refers to the degree, extent, or limit of something. It is often used to express the idea of 'to the extent that' or 'as much as.' For example: I was surprised to the extent that I couldn't speak「驚いて言葉が出ないほどだった」(おどろいてことばがでないほどだった). The heat was unbearable to the extent that I couldn't sleep「暑くて眠れないほどだった」(あつくてねむれないほどだった). It can also be used to indicate an approximate amount or time, as in 'about 30 minutes'「30分ほど」(さんじゅっぷんほど). This word is versatile and can be used in various contexts to describe the extent or degree of a situation or condition.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

7050

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 程

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

程

Meaning

Order, Extent

Words Related to 程 Through the Kanji 程

These 7 Words contain the Kanji 程 as well.

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程度

Meaning

Degree

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過程

Meaning

Process

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先程

Meaning

Earlier

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成る程

Meaning

Indeed

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余程

Meaning

Considerably, Very

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然程

Meaning

Not very

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日程

Meaning

Schedule

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'Hodo' means 'Extent' .

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