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How to say 'Approximately' in Japanese | 凡そ

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The Japanese word for Approximately is 'Oyoso', written as 凡そ in Japanese.'Approximately' in hiragana is およそ.

    word

    凡そ

    Meaning

    Approximately

    Reading

    およそ

    oyoso

    Kanji

    凡Common

    Explanation

    The Japanese adverb '凡そ (およそ)' means 'approximately' or 'roughly'. It is used to indicate an estimate or a general idea rather than an exact figure. This word is often used in contexts where precision is not required or when giving a rough overview. For example: The meeting will take approximately two hours「会議は凡そ二時間かかります」(かいぎはおよそにじかんかかります). Approximately 100 people attended the event「凡そ100人がイベントに参加しました」(およそひゃくにんがイベントにさんかしました). It can also be used to mean 'in general' or 'on the whole', as in: In general, his ideas are good「凡そ、彼のアイデアは良い」(およそ、かれのアイデアはよい).

    Part Of Speech

    adverb

    Kanji JLPT

    N1

    Kanji Grade

    7

    Frequency

    3479

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 凡そ

This word contains 1 kanji character:

  • kanji

    凡

    Meaning

    Common

Hiragana in the Word 凡そ

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

  • hiragana

    そ

    Reading

    So

Words Related to 凡そ Through the Kanji 凡

This Word contains the Kanji 凡 as well.

  • word

    平凡

    Meaning

    Ordinary

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'Oyoso' means 'Approximately' .

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