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How to say 'Quite' in Japanese | 可成

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The Japanese word for Quite is 'Kanari', written as 可成 in Japanese.'Quite' in hiragana is かなり.

    word

    可成

    Meaning

    Quite

    Reading

    かなり

    kanari

    Kanji

    可Possible 成Become

    Explanation

    The Japanese adverb '可成 (かなり)' means 'quite' or 'fairly'. It is used to indicate a significant degree or extent of something, often implying that the degree is more than expected but not extreme. This word is commonly used in both formal and informal contexts. For example: It's quite cold today「今日は可成寒い」(きょうはかなりさむい). She is quite skilled「彼女は可成上手だ」(かのじょはかなりじょうずだ). Note that '可成' is often written in hiragana as 'かなり' in modern usage, and it can modify adjectives, verbs, or nouns to express a moderate but noticeable level.

    Part Of Speech

    adverb

    Kanji JLPT

    Unknown

    Kanji Grade

    5

    Frequency

    407

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 可成

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    可

    Meaning

    Possible

  • kanji

    成

    Meaning

    Become

Words Related to 可成 Through the Kanji 可

These 13 Words contain the Kanji 可 as well.

  • word

    可能

    Meaning

    Possible

  • word

    可愛い

    Meaning

    Cute

  • word

    可笑しい

    Meaning

    Strange, Funny

  • word

    成る可く

    Meaning

    As much as possible

  • word

    可哀想

    Meaning

    Pitiful

  • word

    不可欠

    Meaning

    Essential

  • word

    可愛らしい

    Meaning

    Adorable

  • word

    可愛がる

    Meaning

    Dote

  • word

    許可

    Meaning

    Permission

  • word

    不可能

    Meaning

    Impossible

  • word

    可

    Meaning

    Possible

  • word

    認可

    Meaning

    Approval

  • word

    可笑しな

    Meaning

    Strange

Words Related to 可成 Through the Kanji 成

These 27 Words contain the Kanji 成 as well.

  • word

    成る

    Meaning

    Become

  • word

    成す

    Meaning

    Accomplish

  • word

    作成

    Meaning

    Creation

  • word

    完成

    Meaning

    Completion

  • word

    平成

    Meaning

    Heisei

  • word

    成功

    Meaning

    Success

  • word

    構成

    Meaning

    Structure, Composition

  • word

    行成

    Meaning

    Suddenly

  • word

    成果

    Meaning

    Achievement, Result

  • word

    成る程

    Meaning

    Indeed

  • word

    成績

    Meaning

    Grades, Results

  • word

    成分

    Meaning

    Ingredient, Component

  • word

    成長

    Meaning

    Growth

  • word

    成立

    Meaning

    Establishment

  • word

    形成

    Meaning

    Formation

  • word

    結成

    Meaning

    Formation

  • word

    賛成

    Meaning

    Agreement

  • word

    合成

    Meaning

    Synthesis, Combination

  • word

    成人

    Meaning

    Adult

  • word

    成り立つ

    Meaning

    Hold, Consist

  • word

    成る可く

    Meaning

    As much as possible

  • word

    編成

    Meaning

    Organization, Formation

  • word

    育成

    Meaning

    Cultivation, Development

  • word

    生成

    Meaning

    Generation

  • word

    成熟

    Meaning

    Maturity

  • word

    達成

    Meaning

    Achievement

  • word

    未成年

    Meaning

    Minor

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'Kanari' means 'Quite' .

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