to a great extent; incredibly; rolling in
Used adverbially to emphasize an extreme degree, often with adjectives like 美味しい (delicious) or nouns like お金 (money). Literally 'to the extent that one groans', implying an overwhelming amount or quality.
This ramen is incredibly delicious.
He seems to have money to burn.
Standard kanji spelling; 唸る means 'to groan' or 'to roar', and ほど indicates extent.
Variant using 程 instead of ほど; slightly more formal or literary feel.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; less common but seen in casual writing.
From the verb 唸る (unaru, 'to groan') + ほど (hodo, 'extent'), literally 'to the extent that one groans'. The phrase is used to express an extreme degree of something, often in a positive sense.