ほとんど

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of ほとんど – see the following entry.

【殆ど】 [adverb] almost, nearly, mostly (everyone, everywhere, everything, etc.) [adverb] few, hardly (any) [adverb] very nearly, close to, all but [noun] the most of something, the majority or greater part of something Alternative spellings 殆んど, 幾ど

(This term, ほとんど (hotondo), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)