成る丈
なるたけ
as much as possible; if possible; preferably
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Examples
成る丈早く来てください。
なるたけはやくきてください。
Please come as soon as you can.
甘い物は成る丈控えるようにしています。
あまいものはなるたけひかえるようにしています。
I try to cut down on sweets as much as I can.
成る丈静かな席をお願いできますか。
なるたけしずかなせきをおねがいできますか。
Could I have as quiet a table as possible?
Common patterns
- 成る丈早く
- as soon as possible
- 成る丈避ける
- to avoid if at all possible
- 成る丈たくさん
- as much as one can
Memory tip
Almost always written in kana as なるたけ. It is the softer, more colloquial cousin of なるべく and much lighter than できるだけ — all three mean 'as ... as possible'.
Kanji in this word
- 成become, achieveセイ・ジョウ・なる・なす
- 丈Not in the N5–N1 kanji lists
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