途方もない

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: S
ほう
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
途方も無い

Etymology

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途方(とほう) (tohō) + (mo) + ない (nai)

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) ほーもな [tòhóómónáꜜì] (Nakadaka – [5])
  • IPA(key): [to̞ho̞ːmo̞na̠i]

Adjective

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()(ほう)もない (tohō mo nai-i (adverbial ()(ほう)もなく (tohō mo naku))

  1. (idiomatic) absurd, irrational
  2. (idiomatic) extraordinary, prodigious
  3. (idiomatic) incredible, unbelievable
  4. (idiomatic) infinite, immense

Inflection

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Synonyms

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