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JLPT N1 · Adverb

さほど (sahodo)

さほど is a Japanese adverb meaning “(not) so; (not) particularly”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists.

Reading
さほど
Romaji
sahodo
Word class
Adverb
Level
JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. (not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much · adverb · usually written in kana · usu. with a negative verb

Example sentences

ごく最近まで、先進国の人々は環境にさほど気にかけてはいなかった。
Until quite recently, people in developed countries didn't care much about the environment.
Tatoeba #224832

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Source: JMdict entry 1394760 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.