甚だ[はなはだ] (hanahada)
very, greatly, exceedingly
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Meaning
甚だ (はなはだ, hanahada) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “very, greatly, exceedingly”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 12
夜中に 電話がかかってくるのは甚だ 迷惑だ
It is very annoying when someone calls in the middle of the night.
それは甚だしい偏見です。
That is an extreme prejudice.
文句を 言うなんて 失礼も 甚だしい
It is outrageous of them to complain.
フランス 料理は 私の 甚だ 好む 所だ。
I like French food very much.
あんなことを 彼女に 言うなんて 非常識も 甚だしい。
It's quite absurd of you to tell her that sort of thing.
人間が「地球を救う」なんて言うのは、思い上がりも甚だしいと思う。
I think saying that people should "save the earth" is the height of hubris.
打伏神子（うちふしのみこ）を甚だ信じ、動静全て彼女の言葉に従ったという。
Kaneie is said to have greatly trusted Uchifushi no miko and followed her every single word for anything.
彼はやたらに 故事来歴に 詳しいけれど、それが 人生の 役に立っているのかはなはだ 疑問だね。
He has a great storehouse of knowledge about historical details but I seriously doubt that's of any use in life.
一体、 友情といふものは、それ 自身 甚だ 曖昧なもので、 同性 間の 友情でさへ、 様々な 動機によつて、 様々な 形態を 取るものである。
Friendship in itself is something very vague and even in cases of same-sex friendships, it takes many shapes and is brought on by many different motives.
商売は甚だ不振だ. Business is very dull [slack, bad].商売は甚だ不振だ. Business is in very bad shape.それは甚だ明らかだ。
It is very clear.
公けの席上であんな発言をするなんて無考えも甚だしい. How thoughtless [stupid] of him to say such a thing on a formal occasion.彼は会議の席上突然ふっと姿を消すことがあった. Once in a while in the middle of a meeting he would abruptly stand up and leave the room.議定の席上、経宗は院殿上で除目を行うことを提案した。
At the meeting, Tsunemune suggested having Jimoku at the In dono (cloistered emperor's palace).
不本意ながら彼はそのことを彼女に書かなかった. Reluctantly, he didn't write to her about it.不本意ながらこの仕事を引き受けた. I undertook this job against my will.甚だ不本意ながらこの処置を取らざるを得ません. We have been obliged to take this step (though it is) very much against our will.ケース本体とケース蓋との不本意な分離を防止する。
To prevent inadvertent separation of a case body from a case lid.