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jmdict 2746990 Active (id: 2054732)
半端ない
はんぱないハンパない (nokanji)
1. [exp,adj-i] [uk,col]
▶ to a great extent
▶ impressive
▶ staggering
▶ horrible
▶ complete
▶ whole
▶ total
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 1425050 中途半端 1. halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked; half-cocked; half-hearted; half-arsed; half-assed
  ⇐ see: 2842532 半端じゃない【はんぱじゃない】 1. considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
  ⇐ see: 2610970 パネェ 1. a lot; to a very great extent; absolutely

Conjugations


History:
4. A 2019-12-27 18:48:38  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
3. A* 2019-12-27 16:13:29 
  Refs:
大辞泉
  Diff:
@@ -16,0 +17 @@
+<xref type="see" seq="1425050">中途半端</xref>
2. A 2012-09-24 02:22:23  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T120921003088.htm
  Comments:
13M hits (+ 3.8M for 半端なく)
The Yomiuri article says it's an abbreviation of "中途半端で無い", but the hatena one says its an abbr. of "半端なことではない".
  Diff:
@@ -23,0 +23,3 @@
+<gloss>complete</gloss>
+<gloss>whole</gloss>
+<gloss>total</gloss>
1. A* 2012-09-24 01:02:39  Marcus
  Refs:
http://d.hatena.ne.jp/keyword/Ⱦü�ʤ�
http://www.kyoto-np.co.jp/info/bongo/20120922_2.html
"中途半端ではないことを、16~19歳の若者の約7割が「ハンパない」と言うそう
だ。「すごい」の意味だが、感嘆としても嫌な感じの表現でも使われる。「やばい」や
「チョー」と似ているが、どこがどうすごいのか言わずに済んでしまう便利さがある。"

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