JLPT N5 · Adverbs of degree

ぐらい

about; approximately

Stroke order of ぐらい

3 characters, 7 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

ぐ · 3 strokes ら · 2 strokes い · 2 strokes

Memory trick

GURAI — 'grey' about: 'gray eye' approximate size

Parts: Particle after amounts: about

The characters in ぐらい

ぐぐ — gu (3 strokes)
らら — ra (2 strokes)
いい — i (2 strokes)

Example sentence

五分ぐらいかかります。

ごふんぐらいかかります。

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More words: Adverbs of degree

とてもvery すこしa little ちょっとa little; a moment たくさんa lot; many もっとmore いちばんmost; number one よくwell; often あまりnot much (with negative)ぜんぜんnot at all (with negative)だいたいmostly; roughly ほんとうにreally; truly ずっとmuch more; all along ちょうどexactly; just ほどabout; extent

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