Japanese
殆ど
Kana ほとんど Romaji hotondo
JLPT N4 Common word
Definitions
01adverb
03noun · no-adjective
usually kana
large majority; large proportion; greater part; most (of); almost all (of)
Examples
彼女は人生のほとんどを貧しい人々の世話をするために費やした。
She spent most of her life taking care of poor people.
Tatoeba #88453Other forms
殆んど (irregular okurigana usage)幾ど (rarely used kanji form)
Source
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