JLPT N4 · Adverb

非常に (hijouni)

非常に (ひじょうに, hijouni) is a Japanese adverb meaning “very; extremely”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ひじょうに
Romaji: hijouni
Word class: Adverb
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

very; extremely; exceedingly · adverb

Example sentences

その頃、私は非常に貧乏だった。

I was very poor in those days.

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

Kanji in 非常に

非

un-, mistake, negativeヒ・あら.ず · 8 strokes

常

usual, ordinary, normalジョウ・つね・とこ- · 11 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 非常に.

是非ぜひcertainly非常ひじょうemergency非行ひこうdelinquency非ひfault非難ひなんcriticism常識じょうしきcommon sense異常いじょうabnormal常につねにalways日常にちじょうeveryday正常せいじょうnormal通常つうじょうusual平常へいじょうnormal

Source: JMdict entry 1484930 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.