Vocab Info

N3 Adverb, の-adjective, な-adjective

かなりconsiderably, fairly, quite

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Adverb, の-adjective, な-adjective

      1. 1.

        considerably, fairly, quite, rather, pretty

        Usually written using kana alone

    All Forms

    可也 【かなり】、可成り 【かなり】、可なり 【かなり】、可成 【かなり】

    Details

      • か

      • な

      • り

    • Frequency

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    Examples

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    • 天気(てんき)予報(よほう)士(し):「今日(きょう)はかなり寒(さむ)く、明日(あした)の朝(あさ)は今年(ことし)で一番(いちばん)冷(ひ)え込(こ)むと言(い)えるでしょう。」

      Weather forecaster: 'Today is quite cold and tomorrow morning will be the coldest of the year.'

      • N3
    • 彼女(かのじょ)は一(いち)年(ねん)でかなりのお金(かね)を稼(かせ)いでいるらしいです。

      I hear she makes quite a bit of money in a year.

      • N3
    • 外(そと)はかなり日差(ひざ)しが強(つよ)いから、きちんと日焼(ひや)け止(ど)めを塗(ぬ)った方(ほう)がいいよ!

      It's quite sunny out there, so you'd better put on some proper sunscreen!

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    • かなり苦労(くろう)してその山(やま)の頂上(ちょうじょう)まで登(のぼ)り切(き)ることができた。

      I was able to climb to the top of that mountain with considerable difficulty.

      • N3
    • その定期(ていき)試験(しけん)の問題(もんだい)はかなり易(やさ)しかったと同時(どうじ)に、多(おお)くの人(ひと)がよく問題(もんだい)を読(よ)まないと引(ひ)っ掛(か)かってしまうような良(りょう)問(もん)だった。

      The questions on that regular exam were fairly easy, but at the same time they were questions that many people would have been tricked by if not read carefully.

      • N2
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