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くらい

Romaji kurai

JLPT N5 Common word

01

暗い くらい · kurai

JLPT N5 Common word 昏い (rarely used kanji form)、冥い (rarely used kanji form)、闇い (rarely used kanji form)

01i-adjective

02i-adjective

depressed; dispirited; down in the dumps; dark (mood)

03i-adjective

04i-adjective

05i-adjective

06i-adjective

unfamiliar (with); ignorant (of)

as 〜に暗い

Examples

あたりがもう暗くなっていることに気がついた。

I observed that it had already got dark.

Tatoeba #234367

外は暗い。

It is dark outside.

Tatoeba #184872

戸外は暗い。

It is dark out of doors.

Tatoeba #174531

02

位 くらい · kurai

JLPT N3 Common word

01noun

throne; crown; (nobleman's) seat

orig. from 座居, meaning "seat"

02noun

government position; court rank

03noun

social standing; rank; class; echelon; rung

05noun

position of a figure (e.g. tens, thousands); digit; (decimal) place

03

位 くらい · kurai

JLPT N1 Common word ぐらい

01suffix · particle

approximately; about; around; or so

also written as 位

02suffix · particle

to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; so ... that ...; at least

03suffix · particle

as ... as ...; like

Examples

返事ぐらいしろよ。

The least you could do is to answer me.

Tatoeba #83347

何日ぐらい行くの?

How long will you be gone?

Tatoeba #187337

6回ぐらい聞いたよ。

Yeah, I asked about six times.

Tatoeba #235076

Source

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