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JLPT N2 · Noun / adverb

大凡 (ooyoso)

大凡 (おおよそ, ooyoso) is a Japanese noun / adverb meaning “about; roughly”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists.

Reading
おおよそ
Romaji
ooyoso
Word class
Noun / adverb
Level
JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. about; roughly; approximately · adverb · usually written in kana
  2. generally; on the whole; as a rule · adverb · usually written in kana
  3. completely; quite; entirely; altogether; totally · adverb · usually written in kana
  4. outline; gist · noun, noun taking の · usually written in kana

Example sentences

父はおおよそ非芸術的な人だ。
My father is far from artistic.
Tatoeba #84744

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 大凡

大
large, bigダイ・タイ・おお-・おお.きい · 3 strokes
凡
commonplace, ordinary, mediocreボン・ハン・およ.そ・おうよ.そ · 3 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 大凡.

大勢おおぜいcrowd of people大人おとなadult大学だいがくuniversity大切たいせつimportant大変たいへんvery大きいおおきいbig大きなおおきなbig大使館たいしかんembassy大丈夫だいじょうぶsafe大好きだいすきliking very much大抵たいていmostly大事だいじimportant大体だいたいgenerally大分だいぶconsiderably

Source: JMdict entry 1415050 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.