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凡およそ

Kana およそ Romaji oyoso

JLPT N3 Common word

01

凡そ およそ · oyoso

JLPT N3 Common word

01adverb

usually kana

about; roughly; approximately

02adverb

usually kana

generally; on the whole; as a rule

04noun · no-adjective

usually kana

outline; gist

Examples

およそどれくらいの価値がありますか。

What's their approximate worth?

Tatoeba #227476

およそ2週間で。

In about two weeks.

Tatoeba #227477

仕事はおよそ終わった。

My work is almost finished.

Tatoeba #169116

02

大凡 おおよそ · ooyoso

JLPT N2 凡そ (rarely used kanji form)、凡 (rarely used kanji form)

01adverb

usually kana

about; roughly; approximately

02adverb

usually kana

generally; on the whole; as a rule

04noun · no-adjective

usually kana

outline; gist

Examples

父はおおよそ非芸術的な人だ。

My father is far from artistic.

Tatoeba #84744

彼女のおおよその年齢しか知らない。

We can only know her approximate age.

Tatoeba #94737

Source

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