ほとんど

Usually written in kana. Kanji spelling 殆ど

almost; nearly; mostly; practically

JLPT N4 Common word Intermediate Japanese L7 Also written 殆んど、幾ど

Meanings

  1. Adverb

    almost; nearly; mostly; practically; virtually; basically; just about; all but
  2. hardly; barely; scarcely; little
  3. Noun, No-adjective

    large majority; large proportion; greater part; most (of); almost all (of)

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