► 副詞
大体 [だいたい] [coll] meaning: approximate rank: 1
☆ 駅まで歩いて大体20分です ⇨ It is about a 20-minute walk to the station
約 [(1)やく] meaning: approximate rank: 1
☆ その建物の高さは約二百メートルだ ⇨ The height of the building is about 200 meters
大凡 [おおよそ] meaning: approximate rank: 2
☆ おおよそ一億円の費用が掛かる ⇨ It will cost about ¥100 million
凡そ [およそ] [liter] meaning: approximate rank: 2
☆ およそ一万人の人達が影響を受けた ⇨ About 10,000 people were affected
かれこれ [(1)かれこれ] meaning: approximate rank: 4
☆ もうあれからかれこれ十年経った ⇨ It’s been about 10 years since then (☛ Usually implies the number has increased while unaware)
► 副助詞
位 [くらい] meaning: approximate rank: 1
☆ カローラとシビックの値段は同じくらいだ ⇨ The prices of the Corolla and the Civic are about the same (☛ Can be pronounced ぐらい as well)
☆ 修理には一時間くらいかかる ⇨ The repair takes about an hour (☛ Can be pronounced ぐらい as well)
☆ 十個ぐらいあれば十分だろう ⇨ If there are about 10 (of those) that should be enough (☛ Can be pronounced ぐらい as well)
☆ 百人位の人達が集まった ⇨ About 100 people gathered (☛ Can be pronounced ぐらい as well)
☆ 私は和食と洋食が同じくらい好きです ⇨ I like Japanese food and western food about the same (☛ Can be pronounced ぐらい as well)
程 [(2)ほど] meaning: approximate rank: 1
☆ 修理には三日程掛かります ⇨ The repair will take about three days
☆ 接着剤は二時間程で固まる ⇨ The adhesive will cure in about two hours
☆ 昨日は八時間程寝た ⇨ I slept about eight hours yesterday
► 成句
言う [(2)いう] [と言う] meaning: approximate rank: 3
☆ 第二次大戦で何千万人と言う人が死んだ ⇨ Some ten million people died in WW2 (☛ Follows a large number for rough approximation)
► 名詞
頃 [(1)ごろ] meaning: approximate rank: 1
☆ 三時頃には準備出来るだろう ⇨ It will be ready around 3(PM) (☛ Only about time. Note ころ become ごろ because a voiced じ preceeds it)
程度 [(1)ていど] meaning: approximate rank: 1
☆ この怪我からの復帰には通常六ヶ月程度掛かる ⇨ Recovery from this injury usually takes about six months
► 形容詞
近い [(2)ちかい] meaning: approximate rank: 3
☆ 千人近い人達が集まった ⇨ Close to 1000 people gathered
► 形容動詞
大凡 [おおよそ] meaning: approximate rank: 2
☆ おおよその見当はついている ⇨ I got a rough idea of what it is
► 接尾辞
近く [(2)ちかく] meaning: approximate rank: 1
☆ 千人近くの人がデモに参加した ⇨ Close to 1000 people participated in the demonstration
☆ 完成までに10年近く掛かった ⇨ It took almost 10 years for completion
余り [(1)あまり] [liter] meaning: approximate rank: 3
☆ その店は百年余りの歴史がある ⇨ The store has a history of about 100 years
☆ 会社は一億円余りの利益を上げた ⇨ The company recorded a profit of about ¥10 million