さほど
Also written 然程, 左程
Meanings
- Adverb (not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much (usu. with a negative verb)
Example sentences
- ごく最近まで、先進国の人々は環境にさほど気にかけてはいなかった。
Until quite recently, people in developed countries didn't care much about the environment. - 流れはさほど速くない。
The stream is not very swift. - どこの大学を出たかなんて、さほど重要なことじゃない。
It doesn't matter all that much what college you graduated from. - ボストンからさほど遠くないこぢんまりとした町を訪ねた。
I visited a small town not too far from Boston. - その合間から薔薇の美しさが見えるなら、棘はさほどの痛みを与えはしない。
The thorns don't hurt so much when between them is a rose.