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くらい about, approximately

くらい is the #157 most common word in Japanese, a noun. It means “about, approximately” and is pronounced [kɯ̟ɾa̠i].

#157frequency rank
0.05%of everyday Japanese text
Level 1Beginner 1

Forms of くらい

FormWhat it isMeaning
くらくadverbial
くらかろpresent
くらかれcommand
くらくないnegative
くらかったpast
くらくなかったpast · negative
くらいですpolite
くらくないですnegative · polite
くらかったですpast · polite
くらくなかったですpast · negative · polite
くらければconditional
くらかったらconditional
くらさnoun from adj
暗いalternative, kanji
陰いalternative, kanji
昧いalternative, kanji
昏いalternative, kanji
闇いalternative, kanji
冥いalternative, kanji
黯いalternative, kanji

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