1.
more than enough; ample; exceeding full capacity
Going beyond what is sufficient or expected. Literally 'twelve parts out of ten' — exceeding 100 percent. Used to emphasize that something is more than adequate.
十二分に楽しめた。
I enjoyed it more than enough.
準備は十二分にできている。
The preparations are more than adequate.
この選手は十二分な実力を持っているので、優勝の可能性は高い。
This athlete has more than enough ability, so the chances of winning are high.
An intensified form of 十分 (sufficient, enough). While 十分 means "fully sufficient" (10 out of 10), 十二分 goes beyond that — "120 percent."
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 十二分に発揮する: to demonstrate to the fullest (and beyond)
- 十二分な成果: more-than-sufficient results
- 十二分に楽しむ: to enjoy thoroughly
- 十二分に活用する: to make full use of
USAGE:
Most commonly appears in the adverbial form 十二分に. More emphatic than 十分 but less colloquial than expressions like 十分すぎる.
RELATED:
- 十分: sufficient, enough — the base form that this word intensifies