Vocab Info

N3 Noun

(くらい)throne, crown, (nobleman's) seat, government position, court rank, social standing, rank, class, echelon, rung, grade (of quality, etc.), level, tier, rank, digit (e.g. the tens, the hundreds, etc.), place, degree, extent, amount

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      throne, crown, (nobleman's) seat

      orig. from 座居, meaning "seat"
    2. Noun

      2.

      government position, court rank

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    3. Noun

      3.

      social standing, rank, class, echelon, rung

    4. Noun

      4.

      grade (of quality, etc.), level, tier, rank

    5. Noun

      5.

      position of a figure (e.g. tens, thousands), digit, (decimal) place

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      (おう)息子(むすこ)(くらい)(ゆず)る。

      The king passes the throne on to his son.

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      昨日(きのう)(ひゃく)(くらい)計算(けいさん)(なら)いました。

      Yesterday we learned to calculate the hundredths place.

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      (みち)案内(あんない)してくれた(じゅっ)(さい)(くらい)(おとこ)()(たい)して(れい)()う。

      To thank the about ten year old boy who showed me the way.

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      簡単(かんたん)(あきら)めてしまう(くらい)なら、この(わざ)(おし)えられません。

      I cannot teach you this technique if you would give up in that manner so easily.

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      小学(しょうがく)()年生(ねんせい)(むすめ)(じゅう)(くらい)()(ざん)にかなり苦戦(くせん)しているようだ。

      My daughter, a second grader, seems to be struggling quite a bit with subtracting tens.

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