ほとんど (hotondo)

mostly

  • JLPT N4
  • adverb
  • Pitch 2
  • #360 most frequent
Flashcards

Meaning

ほとんど (hotondo) is a JLPT N4 adverb meaning “mostly”.

Example sentences 12

かねがほとんどありません。

I have little money.

昆虫のほとんどはまだ未発見である。

Most insects have still not been discovered.

そんな格好して出かけるの?ほとんど裸じゃない!

Are you going out looking like this? You're basically naked!

アメリカは色んな人種の人がいるけど日本はほとんどアジア人。

There are all kinds of people in America, but in Japan there are mostly just Asians.