ほど

• 読み: ほど
• ローマ字: hodo
• 発音: /ho.do/

意味

Degree; extent; about; approximately. Indicates the extent or limit of something.

A highly versatile particle/noun with several key patterns: (1) approximate quantity — 三日ほど (about three days); (2) comparison — AほどBはない (B is not as much as A); (3) proportional change — 食べれば食べるほど (the more you eat, the more...); (4) degree — 泣くほど嬉しい (so happy you could cry). The kanji 程 is sometimes used but hiragana is standard.

例文

1. 駅まで歩いて10分ほどかかります。
2. 東京ほど人が多い都市はありません。
3. 練習すればするほど上手になります。

使い方ガイド

場面: comparisons, approximations, degree expressions

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 程 combines 禾 (ka, grain) and 呈 (tei, present/show). Originally referred to the measure or standard for grain — a unit of extent, which generalised into the abstract sense of 'degree' or 'extent.'

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal