なるほど

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of なるほど – see the following entry.
成程
[interjection] [from 1480] I see!, Indeed!, Aha!, just as you say, of course
[adverb] truly; indeed (clarification of this definition is needed (obsolete?).)
[adverb] (obsolete) as much as possible
Alternative spellings
成る程, 成るほど
(This term, なるほど (naruhodo), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)