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How to say 'That' or 'Much' in Japanese | それほど

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The Japanese word for That or Much is 'Sorehodo', written as それほど in Japanese.

    Meaning

    That, Much

    Reading

    Sorehodo

    Explanation

    The Japanese adverb 'それほど (それほど)' is used to indicate degree or extent, often in negative sentences to mean 'not that much' or 'not so much'. It can also be used in questions to ask about the degree of something. For example: It's not that expensive「それほど高くない」(それほどたかくない). Is it that difficult?「それほど難しいですか?」(それほどむずかしいですか?). Note that 'それほど' is often paired with negative forms to express that something is not as extreme as one might think.

    Part Of Speech

    adverb

    Frequency

    5304

    Composition

    hiragana

    Handwriting

Hiragana in the Word それほど

This word contains 4 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

    Reading

    So
  • hiragana

    Reading

    Re
  • hiragana

    Reading

    Ho
  • hiragana

    Reading

    Do

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What does 'Sorehodo' (それほど) mean?

'Sorehodo' means 'That' or 'Much' .

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