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ことほど左様に (ことほどさように) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
expression, adverb
so ... that ... ; to that extent ; to that degree
usually written using kana alone
Fixed adverbial phrase used to emphasize the degree or extent of a preceding statement, often in the pattern 「AことほどBように」 meaning 'B to the extent that A'. It is somewhat literary and formal, but can appear in emphatic speech.
が
聞き
き
入い
っ
て
い
た
。
His story was so interesting that everyone was listening intently.
Written forms ことほど 左さ 様よう に
Standard kanji-kana mixed form; the phrase is usually written in kana, but this form is recognized.
事こと 程ほど 左さ 様よう に
Alternate kanji form using 事 and 程; less common but valid.
Similar words それほど それほど is a common, neutral adverb meaning 'to that extent', while ことほど左様に is a more formal, emphatic fixed phrase often used in a 'so ... that ...' construction.
あれほど あれほど means 'to that extent' referring to something distant or previously mentioned, but lacks the formal, literary tone and the specific 'AことほどBように' pattern of ことほど左様に.
Etymology A fixed phrase composed of こと (thing), ほど (extent), 左様 (like that), and に (adverbial particle). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it likely developed as an emphatic adverbial expression in formal or literary Japanese.
