〜ほど（ほど）

JLPT N4　·　noun

Meaning: about / to the extent of

Example sentences

• 駅まで十分ほどかかる。 — It takes about ten minutes to the station.
• 百人ほどが集まった。 — About a hundred people gathered.

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