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殆

almost
Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingタイ、サイ
Kun readingほとほと、ほとん.ど、あやうい
Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. almostRtK
    彼が何を言っているのか殆ど分からなかった。I couldn't make out what he was saying.tatoeba
    似たところでは、募金活動に従事する学生が自らで稼いだ金を殆ど募金しようとしないことが挙げられる。As a similar feature it is noted that students engaged in fund-raising activities rarely contribute money they have earned themselves.tatoeba
  2. quite
  3. really
  1. utterly
  2. completely

Radicals and components

Radical歹death
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Compound words

殆どほとんど
almost; nearly; mostly; practically; virtually
危殆きたい
danger
殆んどほとんど
almost
殆どないほとんどない
hardly any
殆どの人ほとんどのひと
almost everyone
殆ど無いほとんどない
hardly any
危殆に瀕するきたいにひんする
to face danger
彼を知り己を知れば百戦殆からずかれをしりおのれをしれば、ひゃくせんあやうからず
if you know your enemy and know yourself, in a hundred battles you will never be defeated
彼を知り己を知れば、百戦殆からずかれをしりおのれをしれば、ひゃくせんあやうからず
if you know your enemy and know yourself, in a hundred battles you will never be defeated

Additional Examples

私は強調構文なんて殆ど忘れていた。
I have pretty much forgotten the emphatic constructions.tatoeba
今日の会議で殆どみんなが私の案を支持してくれた。
At today's meeting almost everybody backed my plan.tatoeba

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 殆

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step