くらい

くらい

approximately; about; around; or so

N4Common wordSuffix
Suffix, Particle
approximatelyaboutaroundor so
Suffix, Particle
to (about) the extent that(almost) enough thatso ... that ...at least
Suffix, Particle
as ... as ...like

Example Sentences

死体を冷蔵庫に入れて2日くらいです。

It's been about two days since I put the body in the refrigerator.

何時(いつ)くらいまでなら電話してもいいですか。

How late can I ring?

彼女は(あに)に勝るとも劣らぬくらい英語が上手(じょうず)だ。

She is good at speaking English, no less so than her brother.

やつらは雄牛を丸焼きにするくらいの()をおこしていた。

They had lit a fire fit to roast an ox.

雨くらいで電話が混線してたら日本なんて大変ですよね。

If rain was enough to get phone-lines crossed then Japan would be in a right mess, wouldn't it?