- kanari considerably, fairly, quite, rather, pretty
Formal or literary adverb meaning 'quite' or 'fairly', often used in written Japanese; in casual speech, '結構' (kekkou) is more common.
この問題は可也難しい。
Kono mondai wa kanari muzukashii.
This problem is quite difficult.
彼は可也お金持ちだ。
Kare wa kanari okanemochi da.
He is fairly wealthy.
⚖️ Not to be confused with 'かなり' (kanari), which is the standard kana spelling; '可也' is a kanji representation used in formal writing.
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