NichiDict

ほど

N4
[hodo]
Illustration for 程

Meanings

1.NounAdverb

extent; degree; measure

2.Noun

limit; bounds

3.Noun

(span of) time

4.Noun

(a) distance

5.Noun

the state of; the status of; the condition of

6.Particle

about; around; approximately; or so

7.Particle

as much as ...; to the extent of ...; like ...

8.Particle

the more ... the more ...

Examples

歩けないほど疲れました。

I'm so tired I can't walk.

駅まで十分程かかります。

It takes about ten minutes to the station.

思った難しくなかった。

It wasn't as difficult as I thought.