No. 2,319 in Japanese
さほど
"さほど" means "not so much" or "not to a great extent."
In a sentence
その問題はさほど難しくなかった。
That problem wasn't that difficult.
In this sentence, "さほど" is used as an adverb meaning "not so much" or "not particularly" to describe the level of difficulty.
彼の説明はさほど詳しくない。
His explanation is not very detailed.
Here, "さほど" expresses the degree of detail, indicating it isn't very extensive.
この天気はさほど寒くない。
The weather is not that cold.
"さほど" modifies the adjective "寒くない" to indicate a moderate or lesser degree, showing the coldness isn't extreme.
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