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JLPT N3 · Adverbs of degree

殆ど

ほとんど

almost; hardly

Stroke order of 殆ど

2 characters, 13 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

殆 · 9 strokesど · 4 strokes

Memory trick

A bone-like 歹 stroke and a 几 stand with 又 hand show nearly all but not quite.

Parts: 殆 almost (歹 death/bone + 台) + ど kana

The characters in 殆ど

  • ど ど — do (4 strokes)

Example sentence

殆ど毎日走っています。

ほとんどまいにちはしっています。

I run almost every day.

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