Definition of 略 (ほぼ)

ほぼ

略

ほぼ

hobo

JLPT N3

Common word

adverb

•

almost, roughly, approximately(usually kana)

Related Kanji

略	abbreviation, omission, outline, shorten, capture, plunder
粗	coarse, rough, rugged

Example sentences(showing 1-20 of 51 results)

わたし

で

したく

I'm about ready to go

しごと

お

That job is pretty much finished

じゅんび

I am all but ready

きみ

かれ

きみ

とし

おな

はたら

You work as hard as he did at your age

かれ

ちちおや

おな

しんちょう

He is now almost as tall as his father

しょうせつ

２

まん

ぶ

う

The novel has sold almost 20000 copies

わたし

かのじょ

おな

しんちょう

She and I are about the same height

わたし

さむ

ふゆ

ようい

We are all but ready for the cold winter

かれ

ちち

おな

しんちょう

He is now almost as tall as his father is

かんじゃ

おな

じょうたい

Our patience is in much the same condition as yesterday

かれ

はなし

しんそう

ちか

His description approximated to the truth

き

き

おな

たか

This tree is about as high as that one

かれ

わたし

とし

He is about my age

げんざい

ひこうき

ついらく

２

しゅうかん

週間

ごとに

ほぼ

１

けん

わりあい

、

じゅうだい

じこ

ゆそう

よう

き

お

The current rate is about one airplane crash every two weeks, measuring all serious accidents to all types of transport jets

にほん

おお

しま

、３、０００

いじょう

ちい

しま

、

めんせき

おな

Japan consists of four major islands and over 3,000 small islands, and is about equal to California in area

かれ

おく

たし

わたし

おも

I'm pretty sure he came late on purpose

かれ

おな

ねんれい

They are about the same age

かれ

しょうがい

１

せいき

世紀

に

わたった

His life spanned nearly a century

へや

じゅうぶん

ひろ

This room is just about big enough

いっぱんてき

一般的に

い

言えば

、

じょせい

だんせい

１０

ねん

年

ながい

長生き

する

Generally speaking, women live longer than men by almost ten years

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