何程(なにほど)

なにほど
adverb
how much; to what extent; however much
formalquantity
1. how much; to what extent
Used to ask or wonder about the degree or amount of something.
何程(なにほど)の価値(かち)があるのか。
How much value does it have?
この苦労(くろう)が何程(なにほど)のものか、経験(けいけん)しなければわからない。
You can't understand the extent of this hardship without experiencing it.
彼(かれ)の気持(きも)ちが何程(なにほど)のものか察(さっ)する。
I can imagine the extent of his feelings.
2. however much; no matter how much
Used in concessive constructions to mean 'regardless of the degree,' often followed by ても.
何程(なにほど)努力(どりょく)しても足(た)りない。
No matter how much effort I put in, it's not enough.
何程(なにほど)頼(たの)まれても引(ひ)き受(う)けるつもりはない。
No matter how much I'm asked, I have no intention of accepting.
何程(なにほど)時間(じかん)がかかっても、最後(さいご)までやり遂(と)げたい。
However much time it takes, I want to see it through to the end.

Composed of 何(なに) (what) + 程(ほど) (degree, extent). A formal and literary alternative to どのくらい (how much) or いくら (however much).

Usage

  • Sense 1 (interrogative): 何程(なにほど)の＋noun — asking about degree
  • Sense 2 (concessive): 何程(なにほど)〜ても — however much
  • More formal than どれほど, which is itself more formal than どのくらい
  • Commonly appears in written Japanese and formal speech

Common collocations

  • 何程(なにほど)のものか: how great/significant something is
  • 何程(なにほど)〜ても: no matter how much
  • 何程(なにほど)の効果(こうか): how much effect

Similar words

  • どれほど: how much, to what extent — less formal than 何程(なにほど)
  • どのくらい: how much — the most common everyday equivalent
  • いかほど: how much — equally formal, slightly more polite

Related Words

Compare: どれほど (how much, to what extent)
Compare: どのくらい (how much)
Compare: いかほど (how much)
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Added 2026.4.23 23:49 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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