English–Japanese

“almost” in Japanese

Japanese

Alsoほぼ (hobo)

Pronunciation

Romajihotondo

Example

宿題はほとんど終わりました。shuku dai wa ho to n do o wa ri ma shi ta

The homework is almost finished.

Illustration for ほとんど (almost)

How to say “almost” in Japanese

“Almost” in Japanese is ほとんど (hotondo).

ほとんど (hotondo) shows that nearly all of something is present or that an event has come very close to being finished.

Full entry for ほとんど: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with ほとんど

私はほとんど毎日学校へ行きます。watashi wa ho to n do mai nichi gak kō e i ki ma su

I go to school almost every day.

この店では現金を使う人はほとんどいません。ko no mise de wa gen kin o tsuka u hito wa ho to n do i ma se n

Almost no one uses cash at this store.

Tips for using ほとんど

  • English almost and mostly correspond to different uses of ほとんど (hotondo), but both express that the greater part of a whole is involved.

Other Japanese words for “almost”

仕事はほぼ終わりました。shi goto wa ho bo o wa ri ma shi ta

The work is almost finished.

“almost” in other languages