Japanese symbol for “moderately”
程よく
ほどよく
Romaji: hodoyoku
rightly; properly; moderately
In Japanese, moderately is 程よく, read ほどよく (hodoyoku).
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Meanings
- adv rightly; properly; moderately
Written forms: 程よく、ほど良く、程良く、程好く. Readings: ほどよく.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “moderately”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| まあ | まあ maa | tolerably; passably; moderately |
| 程々に | ほどほどに hodohodoni | moderately; in moderation |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 程度 | ていど teido | degree; amount; grade |
| 過程 | かてい katei | process; course; mechanism |
| 日程 | にってい nittei | schedule; program; programme |
| 課程 | かてい katei | course; curriculum |
| 工程 | こうてい koutei | process; operation; stage of a process |
| 方程式 | ほうていしき houteishiki | equation; formula |
See also: Chinese symbol for “moderately”.
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