大凡 (おおよそ): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

大凡 (おおよそ) means about / roughly / approximately.

See example sentences below.

大凡 at a glance

大凡

おおよそooyoso

N2adv

about / roughly / approximately

大凡おおよそooyosoN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

about / roughly / approximately

Example 1

かいものはおおよそ１時間かかります。

Translation

Shopping takes about one hour.

Example 2

そのプロジェクトのおおよその予算が決まった。

Translation

The approximate budget for that project has been decided.