Japanese Conversation · Level 47
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Japanese word
程度
Pronunciation
Romajiteido
Meaning
- adverbabout
Example
十人程度来ます。jū nin tei do ki ma su
About ten people are coming.
More examples
十分程度休みます。jip pun tei do yasu mi ma su
I will rest for about ten minutes.
駅まで歩いて二十分程度かかります。eki ma de aru i te ni jip pun tei do ka ka ri ma su
It takes about twenty minutes to walk to the station.
Core concept
Marks a quantity or degree as a rough measure rather than an exact figure.
Common phrases
十人程度jū nin tei do
about ten people
一時間程度ichi ji kan tei do
about an hour
Similar words
くらいkurai: Follows a number or amount to show an approximate quantity or degree.
およそoyoso: Means approximately and usually comes before a number or amount.
約yaku: Marks a number or amount as approximate, often in concise written expressions.
ほぼhobo: Means nearly or almost the stated amount or degree, with a small difference possible.
Definition in Japanese
数量や程度が正確ではなく、おおよそのものであることを示すさま。sū ryō ya tei do ga sei kaku de wa na ku ō yo so no mo no de a ru ko to o shime su sa ma
Word origin
程度 (teido, "degree") combines 程 (tei, "extent") and 度 (do, "degree or measure"), expressing a measure or level that can also mark an approximate amount.
Usage tips
- In conversational Japanese, 程度 (teido) often follows a number or amount to show that it is approximate rather than exact.
Other meanings
- levelnoun
- amountnoun