成程

Japanese

Kanji in this term
成 程
な(る)
Grade: 4		 ほど
Grade: 5
kun’yomi

Etymology

From 成 (な)る (naru, “become”) + 程 (ほど) (hodo, “as much as”) .

Interjection

成程 (hiragana なるほど, rōmaji naruhodo)

  1. I see!; Indeed!; Aha!
    • 1906, Natsume Sōseki, Botchan:
      なるほど碌 (ろく)なものにはならない。
      Naruhodo roku na mono ni wa naranai.
      Exactly; I have never amounted to much.
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