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殆ほとんど
Meanings
Adverb
Usually written in kana
1. almost; nearly; mostly; practically; virtually; basically; just about; all but
It is fair to say that it is almost impossible.
2. hardly; barely; scarcely; little
with neg. verb
However, hardly any students reacted to that voice.
Adjective (の)
Noun
Usually written in kana
3. large majority; large proportion; greater part; most (of); almost all (of)
The goal of the game is not visible to most students.
Alt. forms
ほとんど
88%
殆ほとんど
10%
殆ほとんど
1%
幾ほとんど
Kanji used
殆
almost
Pitch accent
ほ
と
んど
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Used in: 989
Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
almost everyone
Examples (1 in total)
As civilization advances, poetry almost necessarily declines.