優に・裕に|ゆうにyuuni[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. adverbeasily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well overusu. used with quantities
   ここから郵便局ゆうびんきょくまではゆうに５キロあります。↗

   The post office is a good five kilometers away from here.

• Synonym十分じゅうぶんNeutralSays something is enough or sufficient—meets the need. 「優に」 stresses easily clearing a standard with room to spare, as in 「優に百人を超える」.
• RelatedかなりNeutralMeans considerably or quite—a high degree, but with no sense of surpassing a standard with plenty to spare.
• Related少なからずすくなからずWrittenWritten register. Means not a little, and typically modifies emotions or impact, as in 「少なからず驚いた」.
• RelatedたくさんNeutralSimply means a large quantity, as a noun or adverb before a verb. 「優に」 stresses exceeding a mark comfortably, with plenty to spare.
• Related非常にひじょうにNeutralIndicates an extremely high degree, mostly modifying adjectives; it is not used for exceeding a given number or amount.
• Related大いにおおいにNeutralMeans greatly or to the fullest, often modifying an action, as in 「大いに楽しむ」.
• RelatedよほどNeutralMeans considerably or very, often with a conjectural tone, as in 「よほど疲れていた」; colloquial in flavor.
• RelatedおおきにCasualColloquial. In Kansai dialect it serves as a thank-you; as a degree adverb it now sounds dated.
• Related著しくいちじるしくWrittenWritten register. Describes striking, obvious change, especially increases or decreases in prose.
• RelatedいともWrittenWritten register. Means extremely, as in 「いとも簡単に」, which describes doing something with no effort at all.
• RelatedたんまりCasualColloquial. Says money or the like is plentiful, as in 「たんまり儲ける」.

Use 「優に」 when something easily or amply clears a standard, as in 「優に百人を超える」 or 「優に合格できる」. Say 「十分」 for sufficiency, 「かなり」 or 「非常に」 for high degree, and 「たんまり」 colloquially for plenty of money.

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1. はるかに。大おおきく。