ほとんど
Meanings
Adverb
1. almost; nearly; mostly; practically; virtually; basically; just about; all but (Usually kana)
2. hardly; barely; scarcely; little (Usually kana, with neg. verb)
Noun
No-adjective
3. large majority; large proportion; greater part; most (of); almost all (of) (Usually kana)
Other spellings
殆ど殆んど
Kanji in other spellings
Pitch accent
ほとんど
Examples617
夕食
The dinner is almost ready.
ケイト
Kate can hardly speak Chinese.
彼女
She spent most of her life taking care of poor people.
それ
It makes little difference.
彼
He is almost always at home.
私
I can hardly understand what she says.