ぐらい

ぐらい
particle
about, approximately
1. about, approximately
Indicates an approximate quantity, amount, or degree.
千円(せんえん)ぐらいです。
It's about 1000 yen.
30分(ぷん)ぐらいかかります。
It takes about 30 minutes.
どのぐらい時間(じかん)がかかりますか。
About how long does it take?
毎日(まいにち)2時間(じかん)ぐらい日本語(にほんご)を勉強(べんきょう)しています。
I study Japanese for about 2 hours every day.
駅(えき)から学校(がっこう)まで歩(ある)いて15分(ふん)ぐらいかかりますが、バスなら5分(ふん)ぐらいです。
It takes about 15 minutes to walk from the station to school, but by bus it's about 5 minutes.

ぐらい is a particle indicating approximation in quantity, time, or degree.

VARIANT:
くらい - same meaning, interchangeable with ぐらい.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • number + ぐらい: about ~ (30分(ぷん)ぐらい - about 30 minutes)
  • どのぐらい: about how much/how long
  • これぐらい: about this much
  • それぐらい: about that much

SECONDARY MEANING:

'At least' or 'the least':

SIMILAR PARTICLES:

Related Words

Synonym: 程(ほど) (extent, degree)
Related: 約(やく) (approximately (formal))
Related: 〜ころ (around (for time))
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Added 2026.1.11 18:50 · Revised 2026.7.15 6:20
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