adverb

Usually written with kana alone.
  1. almost, nearly, mostly, practically, virtually, basically, just about, all but.
  2. hardly, barely, scarcely, little. With neg. verb.

noun, takes genitive case の

Usually written with kana alone.
  1. large majority, large proportion, greater part, most (of), almost all (of).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
 
 
ほとんど
 
殆ど ほとんど
 
 
殆んど ほとんど
 
幾ど ほとんど