よっぽど

余 っ 程

Common word

  1. adverb (fukushi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no', adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

    very, greatly, much, considerably, to a large extent, quite
    余 is ateji
    word usually written using kana alone

    • あいつがガッツポーズするなんて、よっぽど嬉しかったんだろうな。
      It must have been something really big for him to strike a triumphant pose like that.

  2. adverb (fukushi)

    just about to, almost, very nearly
    word usually written using kana alone