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~くらい (particle)

About, approximately.

💡 Memory Tip

Think of 'Kurai' as 'Criteria'. When you say 'about 5', you are setting a 'criteria' for the number that isn't exact but...

🏛️ Origin

⚠️ Common Mistakes

Using kurai for clock time. → 三時ごろ (san-ji goro)

Placing kurai before the number. → 五人くらい (go-nin kurai)

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