WORD DETAIL
物凄い
ものすごい
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
物凄い(ものすごい) is a colloquial adjective for an extremely great or intense degree. Both examples use it before a noun. - Basic usage:
物凄い風intensifies the wind at a summit;物凄い速さintensifies the speed of running downhill.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Intensity of a natural force and magnitude of speed
- The same attributive form measures the force of
風and the magnitude of速さ. Its core is an astonishing degree, not an inherently positive or negative evaluation.
- The same attributive form measures the force of

