“Scarcely” in Japanese
Short answer
Scarcely in Japanese is “殆ど” (hotondo). Full meaning: almost, nearly, mostly, practically, virtually, basically, just about, all but; hardly, barely, scarcely, little; large majority, large proportion, greater part, most (of), almost all (of).
Other ways to say “Scarcely” in Japanese
まず無い
mazunai very rare, very unlikely (to happen), scarcely, seldom, improbable, almost never (occurring)
殆ド
hotondo almost, nearly, mostly, practically, virtually, basically, just about, all but; hardly, barely, scarcely, little; large majority, large proportion, greater part, most (of), almost all (of)
ほとんど
hotondo almost, nearly, mostly, practically, virtually, basically, just about, all but; hardly, barely, scarcely, little; large majority, large proportion, greater part, most (of), almost all (of)
ホトンド
hotondo almost, nearly, mostly, practically, virtually, basically, just about, all but; hardly, barely, scarcely, little; large majority, large proportion, greater part, most (of), almost all (of)
幾ど
hotondo almost, nearly, mostly, practically, virtually, basically, just about, all but; hardly, barely, scarcely, little; large majority, large proportion, greater part, most (of), almost all (of)
殆んど
hotondo almost, nearly, mostly, practically, virtually, basically, just about, all but; hardly, barely, scarcely, little; large majority, large proportion, greater part, most (of), almost all (of)
ほっとんど
hottondo almost, nearly, mostly, practically, virtually, basically, just about, all but; hardly, barely, scarcely, little; large majority, large proportion, greater part, most (of), almost all (of)
Looking for the other direction? Search any Japanese word in the Nihoner lexicon, or practise what you have learned in the learning games.