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およそ
Meanings
Adverb
Usually written in kana
1. about; roughly; approximately
2. generally; on the whole; as a rule
3. completely; quite; entirely; altogether; totally; not at all (with neg. verb)
Adjective (の)
Noun
Usually written in kana
4. outline; gist
Alt. forms
およそ
95%
凡およそ
4%
Pitch accent
お
よそ
Top 2800
Used in: 2425
Examples (25 in total)
In about two weeks.
About how many hours does it take by car?
I study about two hours every day.
I have a rough idea where it is.
The trip will take about five hours.
The hole is about five feet across.
He gave away about one-tenth of his income to the poor.
I weigh about 60 kilos.
I paid about 50 dollars.
This was built some 500 years ago.
I have been here for about three weeks.
He was absent for a matter of ten days.
The velocity of light is about 186,000 miles per second.
This can holds about 4 gallons.
It has been almost 50 years since World War II ended.
The earth came into existence about five thousand million years ago.
About 6 months later, a letter came from her.
The factory has dismissed some three hundred workers.
That hotel was established about 50 years ago.
Chemical products account for approximately two-thirds of our exports.
The school stands about one mile off.
At present there are about 31 million Americans over the age of sixty-five.
Mt. Fuji is about four times as high as Mt. Rokko.
As of 1991, the population of this city is around one million.
The generous dentist contributed some two billion yen to charity.