至って

• 読み: いたって
• ローマ字: itatte
• 漢字の分解: 至 (ita) — reach, arrive at, utmost
• 発音: /i.tat.te/

意味

Very much; exceedingly; extremely. Emphasises that something is to a high degree.

An adverb derived from the verb 至る (to reach/arrive at). Used to stress the degree of a state, often with positive or neutral adjectives like 元気, 健康, 冷静, 普通. It carries a somewhat literary or formal flavour compared to とても or 非常に, and frequently appears in the pattern 至って～だ.

例文

1. 祖父は九十歳だが至って元気だ。
2. 彼の反応は至って冷静だった。
3. 検査の結果は至って正常でした。

使い方ガイド

場面: health descriptions, evaluations, literary prose

トーン: composed

起源と歴史

From the verb 至る (itaru, to reach/arrive), using its te-form as an adverbial modifier. The sense is 'reaching the point of' — implying the quality has reached a high degree.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal