余程 (yoppodo)

very, greatly, much, to a large extent, quite

  • JLPT N1
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Meaning

余程 (よっぽど, yoppodo) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “very, greatly, much, to a large extent, quite”.

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Example sentences 5

余程おなかが空いていたのだろう。食べるわ食べるわ、またたく間に大きな茶わんでご飯を5杯も平らげた。

He must have been very hungry. He ate and ate, and finished five large bowls of rice in an instant.

余程重大な情報がもたらされたと考えられる。

It was considered that extremely important information was brought by Ienushi.

購入日から余程日があいていなければ、法要の際に一緒に依頼することが多い。

Priests are often required to hold this consecration ceremony at the same time as hoyo (memorial services) if the date of the latter is not very far from the former's.

要するに、前座から二つ目に昇進すると、(余程仕事をとってこない限り)収入がかなり減ってしまう。

So, when a zenza is promoted to a futatsume, he has much less income (unless he gets quite a lot of work).