甚はなはだ

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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adverb

very; greatly; extremely

A somewhat formal or emphatic adverb meaning 'very' or 'exceedingly'. Often used in written language or formal speech. Can carry a negative nuance when used with negative predicates.

彼かれの説せつ明めい

は

甚はなは

だ

不ふ

十じゅう

分ぶん

だっ

た

。

His explanation was extremely insufficient.

甚はなはだ恐きょう縮しゅくですが、お手伝てつだいいただけませんか。

I am terribly sorry to trouble you, but could you help me?

Usage patterns

甚はなはだ〈形けい容よう詞し〉extremely ~ (formal, often negative)
この結けっ果かは甚はなはだ遺い憾かんである。
This result is extremely regrettable.
甚はなはだ〈形けい容よう詞し〉ながらthough it is extremely ~ (humble/apologetic set phrase)
甚はなはだ僭せん越えつながら、一いち言ごん申もうし上あげます。
Though it may be extremely presumptuous of me, allow me to say a word.

Expressions

はなはだもってexceedingly; extremely; very much

Kanji

甚tremendously, very, great

Related words· 6

非ひ常じょうにN4
非常に is a common, neutral intensifier usable in everyday speech, while 甚だ is formal and mainly appears in written or elevated language.
大たい変へんN5
大変 works fine in casual conversation, whereas 甚だ is literary and rarely heard in everyday chat.
極きわめてN2
極めて and 甚だ are both formal written intensifiers, but 極めて is neutral in tone while 甚だ often carries a negative or regretful nuance.
ひどく
甚だ is a literary, formal intensifier often used with negative or regrettable situations, much like 酷く but more bookish.

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非ひ常じょうN3
甚だ is an even more formal, literary adverb for 'extremely', often used with negative situations, whereas 非常に is neutral and usable in most formal contexts.
いたく
甚だ is another literary intensifier close in register to 痛く, both meaning 'exceedingly' but sounding stiff in modern speech.

Word family

甚はなはだしいN2
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious; tremendous; heavy (damage)

Written forms

甚はなはだUsage47%
Standard kanji spelling; the okurigana だ is always included.
はなはだUsage53%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji 甚 is not familiar.
ハナハダUsage<1%

Etymology

Derived from classical Japanese 甚し (はなはだし), meaning 'extreme' or 'excessive'. The adverbial form 甚だ has been used since the Heian period.