N21663/1725

大凡おおよそ

rarely used kanji formusually written using kana aloneadverbnounnoun (generic)noun taking the genitive case particle のadjective (generic)

Reading

おおよそ

Meanings

about, roughly, approximately
generally, on the whole, as a rule
completely, quite, entirely, altogether, totally, not at all (with neg. verb)
outline, gist

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Example sentences

この工事こうじはおおよそ3ヶ月かげつかかる予定よていです。

This construction work is scheduled to take approximately 3 months.

彼かれの話はなしはおおよそ理解りかいできたが、細こまかい部分ぶぶんはよくわからなかった。

I understood the gist of what he said, but I didn't quite grasp the finer details.

おおよその費用ひようを教おしえていただけますか。

Could you tell me the approximate cost?

そのような非常識ひじょうしきな行動こうどうは、おおよそ社会人しゃかいじんとしてあるまじきことだ。

Such unreasonable behavior is completely unacceptable for a member of society.

会議かいぎの内容ないようはおおよそ把握はあくしているので、詳くわしい説明せつめいは不要ふようです。

I have a general grasp of the meeting's contents, so a detailed explanation is unnecessary.

Related words

潜るもぐる

to dive (into or under water); to get under, to get into, to get in, to creep into, to crawl under, to bury oneself, to burrow into, to dig oneself into, to snuggle under; to hide oneself (esp. from the government), to conceal oneself, to go underground

上下じょうげ

top and bottom, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, up and down; going up and down, rising and falling, fluctuating; going and coming back; upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people; first and second volumes; top and bottom, two-piece (outfit)

突くつく

to prick, to stab; to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike; to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.); to attack; to brave (the rain, etc.)