Japanese symbol for “astonishingly”
滅法
めっぽう
Romaji: meppou
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly
In Japanese, astonishingly is 滅法, read めっぽう (meppou).
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Meanings
- adv extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; awfully; unreasonably
- adj-na extraordinary; outrageous; absurd; unreasonable
- n unconditioned dharma (Buddh)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “astonishingly”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 驚くほど | おどろくほど odorokuhodo | to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly |
| 驚いたことに | おどろいたことに odoroitakotoni | surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly |
| びっくりするほど | びっくりするほど bikkurisuruhodo | surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 消滅 | しょうめつ shoumetsu | extinction; extinguishment; disappearance |
| 破滅 | はめつ hametsu | ruin; destruction; fall |
| 絶滅 | ぜつめつ zetsumetsu | extinction; extermination |
| 滅亡 | めつぼう metsubou | downfall; ruin; collapse |
| 撲滅 | ぼくめつ bokumetsu | eradication; extermination; destruction |
| 全滅 | ぜんめつ zenmetsu | total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation |
| 方法 | ほうほう houhou | method; way; manner |
| 法律 | ほうりつ houritsu | law; legislation; act |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.