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Kotomora

甚

tremendously, very, great, exceedingly

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes9

Readings

On'yomi

  • ジン

Kun'yomi

  • はなは.だ
  • はなは.だしい

Nanori

  • じ

Meaning

甚 centers on an extreme degree: something tremendously great, very much, or exceedingly so. It intensifies whatever it describes.

Most common words using 甚

  • 甚大じんだい

    very great; enormous; serious

  • 甚だしいはなはだしい
    N2

    extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious; tremendous; heavy (damage)

  • 甚だはなはだ
    N1

    very; greatly; extremely; exceedingly; highly; quite

  • 甚平じんべい

    light cotton summer clothing consisting of knee-length shorts and short-sleeved jacket

  • 甚振るいたぶる

    to torment; to harass; to tease

  • 激甚げきじん

    intense; violent; severe; vehement

  • 甚兵衛じんべえ

    light cotton summer clothing consisting of knee-length shorts and short-sleeved jacket

  • 幸甚こうじん

    being extremely grateful; being much obliged; being very appreciative; being very happy

  • 甚句じんく

    jinku; lively Japanese folk song or dance tune

  • 深甚しんじん

    profound (respect, gratitude, etc.); deep; careful (consideration)

  • 深甚なるしんじんなる

    profound (respect, gratitude, etc.); deep; careful (consideration)

  • 激甚災害げきじんさいがい

    major disaster (that necessitates economic support to its victims); serious disaster; catastrophe

  • 甚だ以てはなはだもって

    exceedingly

  • 甚六じんろく

    dunce; blockhead

  • 甚寒じんかん

    intense cold

  • 甚深じんしん

    extremely deep (i.e. profound)

  • 相撲甚句すもうじんく

    sumo-themed song; song sung at sumo events

  • 総領の甚六そうりょうのじんろく

    first born, least clever

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Study

Etymology

甚 is thought to combine 甘 (sweet) with 匹 (pair/match), suggesting an excess of sweetness or pleasure that becomes extreme. The exact historical development is uncertain.

Meaning mnemonic

The top 甘 looks like a container of something sweet, and the bottom 匹 suggests a matched pair. Imagine a pair of overflowing sweet jars: the amount is tremendously great.

Reading mnemonic

For ジン, picture a ginormous jar of sweets: gin -> ジン, and the jar is exceedingly full.