How to say "extraordinarily" in Japanese
- adverbCovers 'extraordinarily, astonishingly, terribly': an adverb stressing that a degree is astonishingly high, as when praising someone's strength or skill. Less common, and usually written in kana.彼は滅法強いね。↗He's going from strength to strength.
- 超がつくちょうがつくexpressionColloquial, literally 'with 超 (super-) attached': it says something is so extreme it deserves a 'super-' label, as in casual talk of exceptional difficulty or popularity.
- 斜めならずななめならずexpressionCovers 'unusually, uncommonly'. It is really a set phrase for saying a quality is uncommonly great, not a general intensifier, and being less common it is seldom the word you want.
- 超のつくちょうのつくexpressionColloquial, literally 'carrying a 超 (super-)': it modifies a noun to present it as a superlative case — a 'super-' example of its kind, as in casual praise of exceptional talent.
- noun, adverbA common adverb for 'exceptionally, by far': it praises something as standing out from all others, as with exceptionally fine food, weather, or quality. Usually written in kana; the safest first choice.
Pick 「とびきり」 as your default for 'exceptionally'; 「めっぽう」 adds an astonished edge; colloquial 「超がつく」 and 「超のつく」 brand something a 'super-' case, the latter before a noun; 「斜めならず」 is a rarer 'uncommonly'.
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