成程

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
な(る)
Grade: 4
ほど
Grade: 5
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
成る程
なるほど
成るほど

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From () (naru, become) + (ほど) (hodo, as much as, degree, extent). First cited in a text from 1480.[1]

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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(なる)(ほど) (naru hodo

  1. I see!; Indeed!; Aha!

References

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  1. ^ 成程”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN