よほど
Meanings
Adverb
No-adjective
Na-adjective
1. very; greatly; much; to a large extent; quite (Usually kana, 余 is ateji)
Adverb
2. just about to; almost; very nearly (Usually kana)
Other spellings
余程
Kanji in other spellings
Pitch accent
よほど
Examples2
彼
It seems that he was very much amused by the story.
よほど
I could tell by the look on his face that he had come on very important business.