くらい

See also: ぐらい

Japanese

Etymology 1

Hiragana modern くらい
historical くらい
Kanji 暗い

From Old Japanese.[1] Found in the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE.

Pronunciation

Adjective

くらい (-i inflection, rōmaji kurai)

  1. dark; dim
  2. sombre; gloomy
Inflection
Antonyms

Etymology 2

Hiragana modern くらい
historical くらゐ
Kanji

/kurawi//kurai/

Originally a compound of (kura, seat, where something is placed) + (wi, being, existing in a place), literally referring to "where one is", and by extension, "status, rank, position; degree".[1][2] Appears from at least as early as The Tale of Genji (prior to 1021 CE).

Pronunciation

Alternative forms

Adverb

くらい (rōmaji kurai)

  1. about, approximately
    新宿 (しんじゅく)はどれくらい (とお)いですか。
    Shinjuku wa dore kurai tōi desu ka.
    How far is Shinjuku?
     (じゅっ) (ぷん)ぐらい ()かる
    Juppun gurai kakaru.
    It takes about ten minutes.
See also

Noun

くらい (rōmaji kurai)

  1. : grade, rank, standing
     (くらい) ()がる (くらい) (くだ)
    Kurai ga agaru, kurai ga kudasu.
    To rise in rank, to lower in rank.
     (くらい) (たか) (ひと)
    Kurai no takai hito.
    A high-ranked person.
  2. : the throne, the crown
     (くらい) (ゆず)
    Kurai o yuzuru.
    Abdicate the throne.
     (くらい)つく
    Kurai ni tsuku.
    Assume the throne.
  3. : (mathematics) place, position
Derived terms
  •  (くらい)する (kurai suru)
  •  (くらい) (だお) (kuraidaore)
  •  (くらい) () (kuraizuke)
  •  (くらい) () (kuraidoru)
  •  (くらい) (まけ) (kuraimake)

Suffix

くらい (rōmaji -kurai)

  1. : seat, position, rank, grade

References

  1. 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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