Meaning of 先ほど in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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先ほど, 先程JLPT 2
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Kana Readingさきほど
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Romajisakihodo
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
- Meaning
- some time ago; not long ago; just now
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Example Sentences
先ほど, 先程, さきほど used in context
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That was the P-wave just now. The S-wave is coming.
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My father has just come home.
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My father went out just now.
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He came back home a while ago.
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先ほどの彼らのやり取りにはひやひやしたよ。まさに一触即発の危機だったね。
I was really nervous to see how they dealt with each other just now. I guess things were touch-and-go between them.
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Kanji found in this word
extent, degree, law, formula, distance, limits, amount
On: テイ
Kun: ほど, -ほど
12 strokes
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