大体（だいたい）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: roughly/generally
Example sentences
- 今日の宿題は大体終わった。 — I've pretty much finished today's homework.
- 家から駅まで大体十分かかる。 — It takes about ten minutes from my house to the station.
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- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
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