JLPT N1 · な-adjective

余程 (yohodo)

余程 (よほど, yohodo) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “very; greatly”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: よほど
Romaji: yohodo
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

very; greatly; much; to a large extent; quite · adverb, noun taking の, な-adjective · usually written in kana · 余 is ateji
just about to; almost; very nearly · adverb · usually written in kana

Example sentences

彼はその話がよほど面白かったようだ。

It seems that he was very much amused by the story.

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

Conjugation of 余程

な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	余程だ	よほどだ yohododa
Present (polite)	余程です	よほどです yohododesu
Negative	余程じゃない	よほどじゃない yohodojanai
Past	余程だった	よほどだった yohododatta
Negative past	余程じゃなかった	よほどじゃなかった yohodojanakatta
Te-form	余程で	よほどで yohodode
Before a noun	余程な	よほどな yohodona
Adverb (~ni)	余程に	よほどに yohodoni

Kanji in 余程

余

too much, myself, surplusヨ・あま.る・あま.り · 7 strokes

程

extent, degree, lawテイ・ほど・-ほど · 12 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 余程.

余りあまりremainder余分よぶんextra余裕よゆうsurplus余るあまるto remain余計よけいextra余所よそanother place余暇よかleisure余地よちspace余所見よそみlooking away余興よきょうperformance (at a party or banquet, etc.)程ほどextent過程かていprocess課程かていcourse程度ていどdegree

Source: JMdict entry 1605980 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.