ほぼ
- almost; roughly; approximatelyword usually written using kana alone
adverb (fukushi)
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- almost; roughly; approximately
This meaning indicates a degree of approximation or nearness to a certain value or condition. It can be used to express that something is close to a specific amount or situation but not exactly that.
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In Singapore, practically right on the equator, the rainy and dry seasons aren't very clear cut.
I'm short, so I can't see on top of the shelves and so I pretty much dust by touch.
About the same time as he entered the classroom and arrived at his seat, the chime to announce class rings across the school.
The chicks hatched in April have also become 5 months old. Their bodies are about the same size as their parents, about the only difference is that the roosters have smaller crests than their father.
Japan consists of four major islands and over 3,000 small islands, and is about equal to California in area.
While the Japanese school teaches almost the same subjects that I study in America, five differences stood out for me.
It cannot be denied that we cannot do without the telephone in our modern life.