Common word› JLPT N2 › Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation 甚だしい · i-adjective
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 甚はなは だしい 甚はなは だしくない Polite 甚はなは だしいです 甚はなは だしくないです also 甚はなは だしくありません Past polite 甚はなは だしかったです 甚はなは だしくなかったです also 甚はなは だしくありませんでした Past 甚はなは だしかった 甚はなは だしくなかった Te-form 甚はなは だしくて 甚はなは だしくなくて Adverbial 甚はなは だしく Conditional 甚はなは だしければ 甚はなは だしくなければ Tara conditional 甚はなは だしかったら 甚はなは だしくなかったら
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 も 甚はなは だしい to be downright ~ (expressing strong criticism)
That remark is downright outrageous.
〈 事こと 〉 が 甚はなは だしい for a gap, mistake, or damage to be extreme
There is an extreme gap in ability between the two.
甚はなは だしい 〈 事こと 〉 an extreme/severe ~ (modifying a noun directly)
It led to a serious misunderstanding.
Kanji 甚 tremendously, very, great Related words· 7 ひどい is the everyday word for something bad or severe, while 甚だしい is a more formal, written word emphasizing that a degree is extreme.
激しい stresses intensity or violence of an action or force (like rain or emotion), while 甚だしい stresses that a degree or gap has become extreme, often negatively.
すごい is a casual, all-purpose intensifier that can be positive or negative, whereas 甚だしい is formal and almost always negative.
極端 describes something going to an extreme or one-sided extent, while 甚だしい describes the severity or intensity of a bad state or gap.
Show 3 more Show fewer 甚だしい is a formal, written word for 'extreme' or 'excessive', whereas ものすごい is common in everyday spoken Japanese.
甚だしい describes an extreme degree that is usually undesirable or excessive, while 著しい is more neutral about whether the striking change is good or bad.
甚だしい is a formal word for 'extreme' or 'excessive', often used for abstract degrees, while 凄まじい conveys a more visceral, dramatic intensity.
Written forms 甚はなは だしい Usage 36%
Standard kanji spelling; the kanji 甚 carries the meaning of 'extreme' or 'excessive'.
はなはだしい Usage 47%
甚はなはだ しい Usage 17%
search-only kanji form
Search-only variant; the okurigana だ is usually included in modern writing.
Etymology Derived from the adverb 甚だ (はなはだ , 'very', 'extremely') + しい (adjectival suffix). The kanji 甚 means 'extreme' or 'excessive'.
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