成程

Japanese

Kanji in this term
成	程
な(る) Grade: 4	ほど Grade: 5
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

(slang) なるへそ, なるヘソ (naruheso)

Etymology

From 成 (な)る (naru, “become”) + 程 (ほど) (hodo, “as much as”) .

Interjection

成程 (hiragana なるほど, rōmaji naruhodo)

I see!; Indeed!; Aha!
- 1906, Natsume Sōseki, Botchan‎:
  :
  なるほど碌 (ろく)なものにはならない。
  Naruhodo roku na mono ni wa naranai.
  Exactly; I have never amounted to much.

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