Japanese

くらい

くらい
Meaning: about, approximately, around (particle indicating approximation)
Part of Speech: Particle, Suffix

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Handwriting

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Example sentences

It takes about three hours.
これくらいの問題なら、僕にはわけないよ。
If it's a problem of this level, it's easy for me.
今の私にできるのは、せいぜいこれくらいです。
The best I can do right now is about this much.
中途半端に続けるくらいなら、いっそ諦めてしまったほうがいい。
If it's just going to be half-hearted, you might as well just give up.
家から駅まで二キロくらいある
It is about two kilometers from my house to the station.
駅から家まで歩いて一時間くらい掛かる。
It takes about an hour to walk from the station to my house.
寒さを通り越して、痛いくらいだ。
It was so cold it went beyond being cold and actually hurt.
こっから駅までは、歩いて十分くらいだよ。
It takes about ten minutes to get to the station on foot from here.
これくらいの仕事なら訳ない。
A job like this is no problem at all.
参加者は精々二十人くらいだろう。
There will be at most around 20 participants.

Usage Notes

Indicates approximation or degree. Can be used after numbers, quantities, or verbs in て-form. Also written as ぐらい. Can express 'to the extent of' or 'as much as'.

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