ほぼ
Meanings
Adverb
Usually written in kana
1. almost; nearly; for the most part
Unfortunately, that is almost impossible.
2. roughly; approximately; about; around
I get up at about the same time every day.
Pitch accent
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Examples (72 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.
This is no mere harassment; it's practically bullying.
That job is pretty much finished.
We woke up around the same time.
It is almost the same taste as that.
Unfortunately, that is almost impossible.
The two of them are almost perfectly in sync.
His Japanese is almost perfect.
The royal bloodline has almost died out.
There were roughly a hundred participants.
However, Akira is almost unharmed.
I take the subway almost every day.
I was up almost all night.
Tom gets drunk almost every evening.
I shave almost every day.
I use French almost every day.
"Nearly four pounds," says Bob.
It's been raining for almost a week.
He is almost six feet tall.
It's close to ten o'clock. It's about time we went to bed.
The birth rate and death rate were nearly equal.
You can speak roughly forty different languages.
My father goes to work almost every day.
Just getting wet causes almost no damage.
I bring my children to the park almost every day.
It is fair to say that it progressed almost smoothly.
The two of them are at about the same level of skill.
But since we were in different classes, it was almost our first meeting.
We arrived at the relay point almost simultaneously.
Mr. White is about the same age I am.
Australia is about twenty times as large as Japan.
We almost got there on time.
It's an old expression, so it's hardly ever used in regular day-to-day conversation.
Asia is roughly four times the size of Europe.
His life spanned nearly a century.
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.
The novel has sold almost 20,000 copies.
Before me lay almost the same scene as last night.
I went swimming almost every day during my summer vacation.
He is now almost as tall as his father is.
I mean, it has gone up from below average to about average.
In America, my schedule is different and unique nearly every day.
He's almost twice my size.
Tom can speak French almost as well as me.
The patient is much the same as yesterday.
Unemployment in this part of the country is virtually nonexistent.
He dedicated himself to biology studies for almost ten years.
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.
He is currently almost completely paralyzed.
It's roughly five hundred kilometers from Tokyo to Osaka.
Well, we're a year apart, but we're pretty much like contemporaries.
It appears that now, almost all the principles have been successfully elucidated.
Generally, women live 10 years longer than men.
They say amniotic fluid has roughly the same composition as sea water.
I'm pretty sure he came late on purpose.
By the way, the concept of time in this world is almost the same as on Earth.
After an investigation lasting several days, I had more or less settled on a plan.
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.
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.
Dr. Hawking had almost finished writing a book.
Entering the castle grounds for the first time in nearly five years, I am enveloped by a strange sense of tension.
In Singapore, practically right on the equator, the rainy and dry seasons aren't very clear cut.