位 (くらい): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

位 (くらい) means rank / grade / approximately.

See example sentences below.

位 at a glance

位

くらいkurai

N3noun

rank / grade / approximately

位くらいkuraiN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

rank / grade / approximately

Example 1

彼はクラスで位が高い。

Translation

He has a high rank in the class.

Example 2

道の長さは三キロ位です。

Translation

The road is about three kilometers long.