JLPT N1 · Adverb

まして (mashite)

まして is a Japanese adverb meaning “still more; to say nothing of”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: まして
Romaji: mashite
Word class: Adverb
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

still more; to say nothing of; not to mention · expression, adverb · usually written in kana
still less · expression, adverb · usually written in kana · with neg. verb

Example sentences

それらの星は肉眼で見える、まして望遠鏡ならなおさらである。

You can see the stars with your naked eye, and even better through a telescope.

Tatoeba #204740

メアリーはフランス語を読むことさえできない、まして話すことはできない。

Mary can't even read French, much less speak it.

Tatoeba #194790

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

Source: JMdict entry 1237470 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.