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VOCABULARY
およそ
o
yo
so
approximately
about, roughly, nearly, in general
adverb
Example sentences
およそひゃくにんた。
Approximately one hundred people came.
えきまでおよそじゅっぷんかかる。
It takes roughly ten minutes to the station.
ようおよそさんまんえんです。
The cost is approximately thirty thousand yen.
およそはんぶんさんせいした。
Roughly half were in favor.

Practice exercises

1
それはおよそ現実的げんじつてきはなしではない。
That is hardly a realistic story at all.
Answer
およそ
2
ここからえきまでおよそ十分じゅっぷんです。
It is about ten minutes to the station.
Answer
およそ
3
会場かいじょうにはおよそ千人せんにんた。
About a thousand people came to the venue.
Answer
およそ
4
工事こうじおよそ一年いちねんかかる見込みこみだ。
The construction is expected to take roughly a year.
Answer
およそ
5
被害ひがいおよそ一億円いちおくえんのぼる。
The damage amounts to approximately 100 million yen.
Answer
およそ