～は～くらいです
wa kurai desu
About; approximately; to the extent of
Formation 接続
Amount + くらい/ぐらい. For degree: plain-form verb, i-adjective, or na-adjective + な + くらい. Example frame: N は [amount] くらいです.
Explanation 説明
Use kurai or gurai after an amount to give an approximation. After a clause, it describes the degree of the main situation. The expression is not restricted to sentences with wa and desu; the phrase before kurai determines the meaning.
Examples 例文
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駅までの距離は二キロくらいです。
The station is about two kilometers away.
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授業の時間は九十分くらいです。
The class lasts about ninety minutes.
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参加者は四十人くらいです。
There are about forty participants.
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声が出ないくらい驚きました。
I was so surprised that I could not speak.
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この箱は子供でも持てるくらい軽いです。
This box is light enough for a child to carry.
How related patterns differ 比較
くらい/ぐらい can express an approximate amount or degree. ほど often highlights degree or comparison, and ほど～はない can express that nothing compares. あまりにも emphasizes an excessive degree rather than an approximation.
| Pattern | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| ～は～くらいです | About; approximately; to the extent of | 駅までの距離は二キロくらいです。 The station is about two kilometers away. |
| ～ほど | To the extent that; so much that | 好きな子に振られて、死ぬほど辛い。 Being rejected by the person I like hurts so much I feel I could die. |
| ～ぐらい | Approximately; to the extent that; at least | 会議は三十分ぐらいで終わります。 The meeting will finish in about thirty minutes. |
| ～てたまらない | Unbearably; extremely; cannot wait to | 朝から何も食べていないので、お腹がすいてたまりません。 I have eaten nothing since morning and am unbearably hungry. |
| あまりに～／あまりにも～／あんまりにも～ | Too; so extremely; excessively | 最近できたケーキ屋に今日初めて行ってみたが、あまりにも込んでいたので、何も買わずに帰ってきた。 Today I visited the new cake shop for the first time, but it was so crowded that I came home without buying anything. |
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