うんと

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Meanings

Emphatic adverb used to stress a large amount or degree, often in casual speech. Common with verbs like 食べる, 勉強する, or adjectives.

with great effort

Archaic use emphasizing strenuous effort. Rare in modern Japanese; replaced by expressions like 一生懸命 or 精一杯.

うんと〈動どう詞し〉to do a verb a great deal
夏なつ休やすみはうんと遊あそびたい。
I want to play a lot during summer vacation.
うんと〈形けい容よう詞し〉much more (adjective) — used to emphasize a comparative difference
このスイカは去きょ年ねんのよりうんと大おおきい。
This watermelon is much bigger than last year's.
うんと食たべるto eat a lot
育そだち盛ざかりだから、うんと食たべなさい。
You're at a growing age, so eat a lot.
うんと勉べん強きょうするto study very hard
来らい年ねんの試し験けんのためにうんと勉べん強きょうするつもりだ。
I plan to study very hard for next year's exam.

たくさんN5sense 1
たくさん is a neutral word for 'a lot' or 'many', while うんと is a more emphatic, colloquial way to stress a large amount or degree.
とてもN4sense 1
とても is the standard intensifier used with adjectives and adverbs, while うんと is more casual and typically emphasizes verbs or degree comparisons.
一いっ杯ぱいN5sense 1
いっぱい is a casual word meaning 'full' or 'a lot', close in feel to うんと but without うんと's extra emphasis on degree.
大おおいにN3sense 1
大いに is a more formal, literary way to say 'greatly', whereas うんと is casual and spoken.

Onomatopoeic or mimetic origin, likely from the sound of forceful exhalation or effort. The exact derivation is uncertain.