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甚

tremendously
Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingジン
Kun readingはなは.だ、はなは.だしい
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. tremendouslyRtK
    長く続く干ばつが収穫に甚大な被害をもたらした。The prolonged drought did severe damage to crops.tatoeba
    前例のない干ばつが小麦の収穫に甚大な被害をもたらした。The unprecedented drought did severe damage to the wheat harvest.tatoeba
  2. very
  3. great
  4. exceedingly
  1. greatly
  2. extremely
  3. highly

Radicals and components

Radical甘sweet
Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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bushel basket · hamper · equal · human legs (儿)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1905

Compound words

甚だはなはだ
very; greatly; extremely; exceedingly; highly
甚大じんだい
very great; enormous; serious
激甚げきじん
intense; violent; severe; vehement
甚だしいはなはだしい
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe
幸甚こうじん
being extremely grateful
甚くいたく
extremely
甚句じんく
jinku
甚六じんろく
dunce
甚しいはなはだしい
extreme
甚だ以てはなはだもって
exceedingly
甚だもってはなはだもって
exceedingly

Additional Examples

その台風の被害は甚大であった。
The damage from the typhoon was enormous.tatoeba
その会社は甚大な被害を被った。
The company suffered big losses.tatoeba

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 甚

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