途方もない

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
ほう
Grade: 2
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
途方も無い

Etymology

途方(とほう) (tohō) + (mo) + ない (nai)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ほーもな [tòhóómónáꜜì] (Nakadaka – [5])
  • IPA(key): [to̞ho̞ːmo̞na̠i]

Adjective

()(ほう)もない • (tohō mo nai) -i (adverbial ()(ほう)もなく (tohō mo naku))

  1. (idiomatic) absurd, irrational
  2. (idiomatic) extraordinary, prodigious
  3. (idiomatic) incredible, unbelievable
  4. (idiomatic) infinite, immense

Inflection

Synonyms

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