さほど

さほど · sahodo · JLPT N1 · noun

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然程 = 然 (so, that way) + 程 (degree, extent): so-degree, i.e. not that much

The kanji 然 means 'so' or 'that way', and 程 means 'extent'. It is almost always followed by a negative, as in さほど…ない, 'not that much'.

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