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位 JLPT 3

Kana Reading

くらい

Romaji

kurai

Word Senses

Parts of speech

adverb (fukushi), suffix

Meaning

throne; crown; (nobleman's) seat

Example sentence

サダムが脅威でないなどと言うのは、赤がかった反戦運動の人達くらい。 It's only the anti-war pinkos who say things like Saddam isn't a threat.
Parts of speech

Meaning

government position; court rank

Example sentence

やつらは雄牛を丸焼きにするくらいの火をおこしていた。 They had lit a fire fit to roast an ox.
Parts of speech

Meaning

social standing; rank; class; echelon; rung

Example sentence

会社の経営があまりにも順風満帆で、かえって恐いぐらいだ。 The company is running so well, it's unnerving.
Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

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

Example sentence

雨くらいで電話が混線してたら日本なんて大変ですよね。 If rain was enough to get phone-lines crossed then Japan would be in a right mess, wouldn't it?
Parts of speech

Meaning

digit (e.g. the tens, the hundreds, etc.); place

Example sentence

今、キーボードがダブって見えるぐらい酔ってます。 I'm so drunk now that I'm seeing two keyboards.
Parts of speech

Meaning

degree; extent; amount

Example sentence

早く帰った方がいい、暑いから。サバは、生き腐れとも言われるくらい足が早い。 It's hot, so you'd better head back quickly. Mackerel goes off so fast that they coined 'fresh-looking rotten fish'.

Examples of 位, くらい in a sentence

サダムが脅威でないなどと言うのは、赤がかった反戦運動の人達くらい。

It's only the anti-war pinkos who say things like Saddam isn't a threat.
やつらは雄牛を丸焼きにするくらいの火をおこしていた。

They had lit a fire fit to roast an ox.
会社の経営があまりにも順風満帆で、かえって恐いぐらいだ。

The company is running so well, it's unnerving.
雨くらいで電話が混線してたら日本なんて大変ですよね。

If rain was enough to get phone-lines crossed then Japan would be in a right mess, wouldn't it?
今、キーボードがダブって見えるぐらい酔ってます。

I'm so drunk now that I'm seeing two keyboards.
早く帰った方がいい、暑いから。サバは、生き腐れとも言われるくらい足が早い。

It's hot, so you'd better head back quickly. Mackerel goes off so fast that they coined 'fresh-looking rotten fish'.

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Kanji in this word

位 JLPT 3

7 strokes

rank, grade, throne, crown, about, some

On'Yomi: イ

Kun'Yomi: くらい, ぐらい

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