ほぼ
Meanings
Adverb
Usually written in kana
1. almost; roughly; approximately
Pitch accent
Top 1200
Examples (51 in total)
The work is almost finished.
"You eat fufu every day?" "I eat it almost every day."
It lasted for almost an hour.
The work is almost done.
That job is pretty much finished.
We woke up around the same time.
I take the subway almost every day.
Tom gets drunk almost every evening.
I use French almost every day.
I shave almost every day.
It's close to ten o'clock. It's about time we went to bed.
The birth rate and death rate were nearly equal.
My father goes to work almost every day.
I bring my children to the park almost every day.
Mr. White is about the same age I am.
He is almost six feet tall.
It's an old expression, so it's hardly ever used in regular day-to-day conversation.
New York State is almost as large as Greece.
This tree is about as tall as that one.
By the time you get there, it will be nearly dark.
I went swimming almost every day during my summer vacation.
He is now almost as tall as his father is.
In America, my schedule is different and unique nearly every day.
I have lunch with the manager almost every day.
He's almost twice my size.
The patient is much the same as yesterday.
Tom can speak French almost as well as me.
Unemployment in this part of the country is virtually nonexistent.
Texas is nearly twice as large as Japan.
In all likelihood, the president will serve a second term.
Our patient is in much the same condition as yesterday.
They say amniotic fluid has roughly the same composition as sea water.
I'm pretty sure he came late on purpose.
If you fall off that bridge, it'll be almost impossible to rescue you.
Tom can ski almost as well as Mary.
Tom almost always uses a credit card when he goes shopping.
Dr. Hawking had almost finished writing a book.
In Singapore, practically right on the equator, the rainy and dry seasons aren't very clear cut.
"Nearly four pounds," says Bob.
I was up almost all night.
It's been raining for almost a week.
You can speak roughly forty different languages.
Australia is about twenty times as large as Japan.
We almost got there on time.
Asia is roughly four times the size of Europe.
His life spanned nearly a century.
The novel has sold almost 20,000 copies.
He dedicated himself to biology studies for almost ten years.
Generally, women live 10 years longer than men.
Subway fares will be raised by nearly ten percent as of April 1, 2001.
My TV set is almost 15 years old, but it still has a good picture.