成程

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
成 程
な(る)
Grade: 4 		ほど
Grade: 5
kun'yomi

Alternative forms

Etymology

From 成(な)る (naru, “become”) + 程(ほど) (hodo, “as much as”) .

Pronunciation

Interjection

成(なる)程(ほど) or 成程(interjection) • (naruhodo or interjection) [[Category:Japanese Lua error in Module:debug at line 160: Invalid part of speech.
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  1. I see!; Indeed!; Aha!
    • 1906, Natsume Sōseki, Botchan‎[1]:
      なるほど碌(ろく)なものにはならない。
      Naruhodo roku na mono ni wa naranai.
      Exactly; I have never amounted to much.

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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