GRAMMAR
〜と同じくらい
about the same as
Explanation
NOTE
〜と同じくらい means about the same as — it expresses that two things are at roughly the same level or degree.
彼女は私と同じくらい背が高い。
She is about as tall as me.
Used to compare two things that share a similar degree of a quality, such as height.
NOTE
Attach と同じくらい after a noun to say "about as [adjective] as [noun]".
STRUCTURE
N辞
と同じくらい東京と同じくらい大阪も人口が多い。
Toukyou to onaji kurai Oosaka mo jinkou ga ooi.
Osaka has about as large a population as Tokyo.
兄と同じくらい速く走れる。
Ani to onaji kurai hayaku hashireru.
I can run about as fast as my older brother.
去年と同じくらい今年も暑い。
Kyonen to onaji kurai kotoshi mo atsui.
This year is about as hot as last year.
Practice exercises
1
姉と同じくらい料理が上手だ。
I am about as good at cooking as my older sister.
Answer
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2
弟と同じくらいゲームが好きだ。
I like games about as much as my younger brother.
Answer
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3
東京と同じくらい京都も観光客が多い。
Kyoto has about as many tourists as Tokyo.
Answer
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4
東京と同じくらい大阪も人口が多い。
Osaka has about as large a population as Tokyo.
Answer
と同じくらい
5
仕事と同じくらい趣味にも情熱を注いでいる。
He pours about as much passion into his hobbies as into his work.
Answer
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6
この部屋は、あの部屋と同じくらい広いです。
This room is about the same size as that room.
Answer
と同じくらい
7
この鞄は、あの鞄と同じくらい。重いです。
This bag is about the same weight as that bag.
Answer
と同じくらい
8
兄と同じくらい背が高い。
I am about as tall as my older brother.
Answer
と同じくらい