Meaning of very in Japanese

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Definition of very

とても(totemo) · とっても(tottemo) 迚も

迚 Kanji Details

  1. (adv) very; awfully; exceedingly

    「これはとてもおもしろそうだね」とひろしが言います。
    "This looks pretty interesting," Hiroshi says.

  2. (before a negative form) (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

    この雨の中を外出することはとてもできないことです。
    Going out in this rain is out of the question.

とんだ(tonda)
  1. (adj-pn) unthinkable; unimaginable; inconceivable; unexpected
  2. terrible; awful; serious
  3. (adv) very
どうも(doumo)
  1. (int) thanks →Related words: どうも有難う
  2. (adv) much (thanks); very (sorry); quite (regret)
  3. quite; really
  4. somehow
  5. in spite of oneself; no matter how hard one may try (one is unable to) (with negative verb); no matter how hard one may try not to (one ends up doing) (with positive verb, esp. -shimau) →Related words: どうしても
  6. (int) greetings; hello; goodbye
なんとも(nantomo) · なにとも(nanitomo) 何とも

何 Kanji Details

  1. (adv) quite; really; very; extremely

    何とも言いようがないなあ。
    I just don't know what to say.

  2. nothing; not a bit; not at all
おに(oni) · (ki)

鬼 Kanji Details

  1. (n) ogre; demon

    来年のことを言えば鬼が笑う。
    Next year is the devil's joke.

  2. spirit of a deceased person →Related words: 亡魂
  3. ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.)
  4. it (i.e. in a game of tag)
  5. (astron) Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions) →Related words: 二十八宿 , 朱雀
  6. (pref) very; extremely; super- →Related words:
  1. (adv) quite; very
  2. (n) quindecillion (US); octillion (Europe); 10^48
  1. (adj-na, adv, n) very; extremely; exceedingly

    奥さんが来れなかったなんて至極残念です。
    It's an awful shame your wife couldn't come.

  1. (adv) very; greatly; exceedingly
  1. (adv, adv-to) very; extremely; surprisingly; considerably

    私たちはもうずいぶん長くここにいます。
    We have been here long enough.

  2. (adj-na) contemptible; reprehensible
まことに(makotoni) · じつに(jitsuni) · げに(geni) · しんに(shinni) 誠に ·実に ·真に ·寔に ·洵に ·實に

誠実真寔洵實 Kanji Details

  1. (adv) indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very; quite

    この山の生活は実に快適です。
    It's very pleasant here in the mountains.

  1. (adj-pn) such; like that; that sort of; very

    そういうことは口にするな。
    Don't talk about such a thing.

  1. (adv) very; much; greatly; a lot of

    私は彼を大いに尊敬しています。
    I have a great regard for him.

  1. (adv) (not so) much; (not) very

    この仕事はたいして骨が折れない。
    The work doesn't need much effort.

  1. (adv) very; greatly

    1日中歩き回って大変疲れた。
    I am dead tired from walking around all day.

  2. (adj-na, n) immense; enormous; great

    あえて言いますが、もし我々がそんなことをすれば大変な誤りを犯すことになると私は思います。
    At the risk of sticking my neck out, I think that if we do that, we're making a big, big mistake.

  3. serious; grave; dreadful; terrible
  4. difficult; hard
  5. major incident; disaster
ちょう(chou) · チョー(choo)

超 Kanji Details

  1. (n, n-suf, pref) super-; ultra-; hyper-; very; really

    超高速がコンコルド機の特徴だ。
    Great speed is a feature of the Concorde.

  2. (n, n-suf) over (after a number or counter); more than
  1. (adv) very; extremely; exceedingly →Related words: 非常

    その頃、私は非常に貧乏だった。
    I was very poor in those days.

  1. (adj-na) abundant; wealthy; plentiful; rich; affluent
  2. (suf, adj-na) very; extremely; full of; great →Related words: 個性豊か
  1. (adj-na, adv, n) extraordinary; absurd; very; in chaos; incoherent

    彼は滅法強いね。
    He's going from strength to strength.

  1. (adv) very; considerably; easily; readily; fairly; quite; highly; rather

    あいつは、なかなかいい奴だぜ!
    He is a good joker.

  2. by no means (with negative verb)

    いまどき良い仕事はなかなか得がたいのを忘れないでね。
    Don't forget that good jobs are very hard to come by these days.

  1. (adv, n, adj-no, adj-na) very; greatly; much; to a large extent; quite

    あいつがガッツポーズするなんて、よっぽど嬉しかったんだろうな。
    It must have been something really big for him to strike a triumphant pose like that.

  2. (adv) just about to
  1. (adv) exceedingly; very

    そんな話にだまされるなんて、よくよくおめでたいね。
    You must be very simple to be taken in by such a story.

  1. (adv) extremely; very

    彼は世にもまれな大政治家である。
    He is as great a statesman as any.

それは(soreha) · そりゃ(sorya) · そりゃあ(soryaa)
  1. (adv) very; extremely →Related words: それはそれは
  2. (exp) that is
どん(don)
  1. (adv-to, adv) bang; bam; boom; thud; thump; crash
  2. (n) noontime signal gun (early Meiji to early Showa); noontime signal shot
  3. (pref) precisely; exactly; plumb; totally; very →Related words:
  4. (suf) polite suffix used after a person's name (often of an apprentice; used much more broadly in southern Kyushu) →Related words: 殿
  1. (exp, aux-adj) (after the -te form of a verb) always; forever →Related words: 止む
  2. very; greatly (esp. of hopes and desires)
めっさ(messa)
  1. (adj-na) extremely; very →Related words: 目茶
めっちゃ(meccha)
  1. (adv) very; extremely; excessively →Related words: 目茶 , 目茶苦茶
ベリー(berii)
  1. (adj-f) very
  2. (n) berry
(do) · どう(dou)
  1. (pref) precisely; exactly; plumb; totally; very
  2. derogatory prefix used before nouns & adjectives
それはそれは(sorehasoreha)
  1. (exp, int) My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.)
  2. (adv) very; extremely →Related words: それは
  1. (adv) awfully; very; immensely →Related words: 凄い

    「スーはあなたのことすごく怒っているわよ」そのウェイトレスは言うのであった。
    "Sue's very angry with you," my new waitress said.

  1. (adv) frequently; repeatedly; incessantly; continually
  2. very; awfully
  1. (adv) (not) much; (not) very →Related words: さほど
  2. like this; as a rule
いや(iya) · いよ(iyo) · (yo) · いよよ(iyoyo) ·

弥愈 Kanji Details

  1. (adv) more and more; increasingly →Related words: 愈々
  2. extremely; very
  1. (exp) very; extremely
  2. like the devil; as a demon
すんごく(sungoku)
  1. (adv) awfully; very; immensely →Related words: 凄く
でら(dera) · どら(dora) · でれ(dere)
  1. (adv) very; awfully; exceedingly

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