おおよそ
Meanings
Adverb
Usually written in kana
1. about; roughly; approximately
It's about two hours, I suppose.
2. generally; on the whole; as a rule
Japanese people are, on the whole, punctual.
3. completely; quite; entirely; altogether; totally; not at all (with neg. verb)
No, that can hardly be called a battle at all.
Adjective (の)
Noun
Usually written in kana
4. outline; gist
The gist of the story is becoming clear.
Pitch accent
お
およそ
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Composed of
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
Examples (11 in total)
The gist of the story is becoming clear.
We can only know her approximate age.
Japanese people are, on the whole, punctual.
It's about two hours, I suppose.
I heard the gist of the story from my son a little while ago.
It was built about 500 years ago.
And so, roughly ten years have passed since the two of them met.
Its size and shape were nothing like those of a living creature.
Those were words entirely unsuited to a child's mouth.
No, that can hardly be called a battle at all.
It is said that this happened about three days ago.