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甚はなはだ

はなはだ hanahada Play N1 Adverb

程度が非常に大きいさま。 very; greatly; exceedingly

Example 1

彼かれはやたらに故事来歴こじらいれきに詳くわしいけれど、それが人生じんせいの役やくに立たっているのかはなはだ疑問ぎもんだね。

He has a great storehouse of knowledge about historical details but I seriously doubt that's of any use in life.

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Example 2

彼の説明は甚だ不十分だ。

His explanation is exceedingly inadequate.

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Kanji breakdown

甚

N1

tremendously; very; great; exceedingly

On reading
ジン
Kun reading
はなは.だ、はなは.だしい
Radical
甘
Illustration of 甚だしい
N2

はなはだしい

extreme; excessive; terrible