“Terribly” in Japanese
Short answer
Terribly in Japanese is “大変” (taihen). Full meaning: very, greatly, terribly, awfully; immense, enormous, great; serious, grave, dreadful, terrible.
Other ways to say “Terribly” in Japanese
酷く
hidoku terribly, awfully, dreadfully, extremely, severely, very (much)
偉く
eraku awfully, terribly, tremendously, exceedingly, extremely
近頃
chikagoro lately, recently, nowadays; terribly, awfully, extremely
嫌に
iyani awfully, terribly
滅法
meppou extraordinarily, astonishingly, extremely, terribly, awfully, unreasonably, absurdly; extraordinary, outrageous, absurd, unreasonable; unconditioned dharma
散々
sanzan thoroughly, completely, utterly; severely, harshly, terribly, miserably, wretchedly, badly
随分
zuibun very, extremely, surprisingly, fairly, quite, considerably, awfully, terribly; terrible, horrid, contemptible, reprehensible; remarkable, extraordinary
大層
taisou very, extremely, exceedingly, greatly, terribly; extreme, excessive, great many, large number of; splendid, impressive, tremendous, immense
たいへん
taihen very, greatly, terribly, awfully; immense, enormous, great; serious, grave, dreadful, terrible
タイヘン
taihen very, greatly, terribly, awfully; immense, enormous, great; serious, grave, dreadful, terrible
たいヘん
taihen very, greatly, terribly, awfully; immense, enormous, great; serious, grave, dreadful, terrible
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