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JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

〜くらい / 〜ぐらい(approximately)

N5
kurai / gurai

about; approximately (an amount or length of time)

Formation

Noun + くらい / Noun + ぐらい

Chinese meanings

大约;左右

Chinese formation

数量或时长+くらい/ぐらい

Chinese usage

表示数量或持续时间的大致程度。

Chinese notes

具体时刻附近通常用ごろ。

Examples

  • 駅えきまで歩あるいて10分ぷんぐらいです。
    It's about a ten-minute walk to the station.
    走到车站大约十分钟。
  • 毎まい日にち2時じ間かんくらい勉べん強きょうします。
    I study for about two hours every day.
    我每天学习大约两小时。
  • このかばんは5000円えんぐらいでした。
    This bag was about 5,000 yen.
    这个包大约五千日元。

Notes

Used with amounts and durations. For a point in time (around three o'clock), use ごろ: 3時ごろ.

#quantity#degree

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import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('kurai-gurai');
{
  "id": "kurai-gurai",
  "pattern": "〜くらい / 〜ぐらい(approximately)",
  "romaji": "kurai / gurai",
  "level": "N5",
  "meaning": "about; approximately (an amount or length of time)",
  "formation": "Noun + くらい / Noun + ぐらい",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "駅まで歩いて10分ぐらいです。",
      "furigana": "{駅|えき}まで{歩|ある}いて10{分|ぷん}ぐらいです。",
      "en": "It's about a ten-minute walk to the station."
    },
    {
      "ja": "毎日2時間くらい勉強します。",
      "furigana": "{毎日|まいにち}2{時間|じかん}くらい{勉強|べんきょう}します。",
      "en": "I study for about two hours every day."
    },
    {
      "ja": "このかばんは5000円ぐらいでした。",
      "furigana": "このかばんは5000{円|えん}ぐらいでした。",
      "en": "This bag was about 5,000 yen."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "quantity",
    "degree"
  ],
  "notes": "Used with amounts and durations. For a point in time (around three o'clock), use ごろ: 3時ごろ.",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "b2afa84de0ca3e9c57f9fb02fdd252fd39a6a01b7e88e47d41b7871a9621f10b",
    "meanings": [
      "大约",
      "左右"
    ],
    "formation": "数量或时长+くらい/ぐらい",
    "explanation": "表示数量或持续时间的大致程度。",
    "notes": "具体时刻附近通常用ごろ。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "駅まで歩いて10分ぐらいです。",
        "zh": "走到车站大约十分钟。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "毎日2時間くらい勉強します。",
        "zh": "我每天学习大约两小时。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "このかばんは5000円ぐらいでした。",
        "zh": "这个包大约五千日元。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n5.json#kurai-gurai",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "231846123c890bb30881a7ed8b78e5b058b1a55688a35f4416e3347fe906fd7b"
  }
}