強【きょう】

just over, a little more than, slightly more than, and change

AI-generated

Structure

[number] + [counter] + 強

Description

強, read きょう, goes straight after a number and its counter and means "just over": さんねん3年きょう強 is a little more than three years. It belongs to news, reports and business writing.

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The project took a little over three years.

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There were just over a hundred participants.

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The cost came to just over 500,000 yen.

The excess is small. If the real figure is well above the number, 強 is the wrong word.

強 or 弱

The opposite is 弱, read じゃく: "just under".

いち1。

The meeting went on for a little over an hour.

いち1。

It takes just under an hour to walk to the station.

In conversation

In speech, "a bit over" is usually ちょっと after the number: いち1じかん時間ちょっと. いじょう以上 is not the same: it means "or more", with no upper limit.

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It's a bit over ten minutes' walk to the station.

Examples

に2。

The meeting lasted a little over 2 hours.

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It's just over a 10-minute walk from here to the station.

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This month's sales were just over 3 million yen.

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It's a small town with a population of just over 50,000.

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The construction is expected to be completed in just over one year.

ななれい70。

My weight has reached just over 70 kilograms.

はちれい80ぱあせんと%。

The success rate is reported to be just over 80%.

さん3。

It was a one-way drive of just over 3 hours.

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This book has just over 200 pages.

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Just over 30 students are taking this class.

弱

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