Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 4

JLPT level: N3

276 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 7

Meaning: rank, grade, throne, crown, about, some

Kunyomi: くらい ぐらい

Onyomi:

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: にんべん

Meaning: man, human

Strokes: 2

Examples

Examples with audio

置(いち)   position, location

(ちい)   (social) status

(じゅんい)   rank [n.]

(ゆうい)   superiority

(たんい)   unit, credit (in school)

(いちい)   first place

(くらい)   rank, about, almost

十分(じゅっぷんぐらい)   about 10 minutes

Onyomi Examples

rank, place (e.g. first place), decimal place, counter for ghosts

イチ place, position, location, position, standing, status, situation

イチイ first place, first rank, units position (of a number)

コウイ dignity, eminent, high ranking, high-order (digit, bit, etc.)

Kunyomi Examples

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

が昇る くらいがのぼる to rise in rank

申し訳ないくらい もうしわけないくらい to the extent it makes one feel apologetic, so (much, good, etc.) that one feels guilty

申し訳ないくらい もうしわけないくらい to the extent it makes one feel apologetic, so (much, good, etc.) that one feels guilty