Sign In

Dictionary

Comments for およそ

Single Word Search|Multi-Word Search?

Search by Japanese Word

字▼

Search by English Meaning

oyoso
adverb, noun, no adjective

Alternate Written Forms:

[およ()·]
oyoso

English Meaning(s) for およそ

adverb
  1. about; roughly; approximately
  2. generally; on the whole; as a rule
  3. completely; quite; entirely; altogether; totally; not at all (with neg. verb)
noun, no adjective
  1. outline; gist

Definition and Synonyms for およそ

Approximately (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
Synonyms: ほぼ, まず, およそ, ざっと, あれこれ, おおよそ, ほとんど, , 無慮, , 粗粗,
Whole to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent
Synonyms: ずぶ, およそ, すべて, とんと, ひたと, まるで, もろに, おおよそ, おさおさ, かいくれ, さっぱり, すっかり, すっぱり, ずっぷり, ひたすら, ひたぶる, ぷっつり, まったく, まるきり, まんざら, みっしり, みっちり, からっきし, まるっきし, まるっきり, きれいさっぱり, 一に, 一円, 一切, 一向, 万々, 何も, 全い, 全然, , 完全, 完膚なきまで, 徹頭徹尾, 根っから, 皆目
Near (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished
Synonyms: ほぼ, およそ, あらまし, おおよそ, おさおさ, ほとほと, ほとんど, 九分通り,
Outline a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
Synonyms: およそ, サマリ, あらすじ, あらまし, おおむね, おおよそ, たいてい, だいたい, レジュメ, シノプシス, アウトライン, アブストラクト, 一通り, , 大意, 大概, 大略, 大筋, 大綱, 大綱, 大要, 提要, 摘要, 撮要, 梗概, 概括, 概略, 概要, 概観, 概説, 概論, 略叙, 略筆, 略説, 略述, 筋書き, 綱目, 綱要, 綱領, 総括, 総説, 総論, 要旨, 要略, 要約, 要綱, 要義, 要覧, 要説, 要領, 趣旨, 骨組み
Summary a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form
Synonyms: ほぼ, およそ, まとめ, サマリ, あらまし, おおむね, おおよそ, たいてい, まとめる, レジュメ, 一つ書き, , 大意, 大概, 大筋, 大要, 提要, 摘要, 摘記, 摘録, 撮要, 梗概, 概括, 概略, 概要, 概観, 概説, 概論, 汎論, , 略書, 略言, 略説, 約言, 綱領, 総括, 総説, , 要旨, 要略, 要約, 要綱, 要覧, 要説
Near all but
Synonyms: ほぼ, およそ, あらまし, おおよそ, おさおさ, ほとほと, ほとんど, 九分通り,

Categories およそ is a member of

Statement a message that is stated or declared
Show all words in category »
Summary a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form
Show all words in category »

Stroke Order Diagrams for およそ

Sample Sentences for およそ

The earth came into existence about five thousand million years ago.
The trip will take some five hours.
We make the total about $50.
Deal is in the southeast of England, about 110 kilometers away from London.
I paid a matter of fifty dollars.

Comments for およそ

If you have any questions about this entry, or would like to write a sample sentence using the vocabulary, please do so below. Your comment will appear in the forum for other users of the site to view and discuss.

Only registered users may post comments. You can register your free 楽しい Japanese account here.

This site uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC dictionary files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and are used in conformance with the Group's licence.