たんと

adverb

many; much; a great amount

Colloquial synonym of たくさん, used to emphasize a large quantity or degree. Often heard in casual speech, especially in older or dialectal contexts.

See also: たくさん

• たんと召めし上あがれ。

  Please eat plenty.

• 今日きょうはたんと歩あるいたから疲つかれた。

  I walked a lot today, so I'm tired.

adverb

excessive amount

Archaic use for an excessive or too much amount. Not used in modern Japanese; replaced by 多すぎる or 過剰.

• 昔むかしの文もん書じょでは「たんと」が「多おおすぎる」という意い味みで使つかわれることがある。

  In old documents, たんと can be used to mean 'too much'.