Meaning of くらい in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level くらい, ぐらい JLPT 5

Romaji kurai, gurai

Parts of speech

suffix, particle

Meaning

approximately; about; around; or so
Parts of speech

Meaning

to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; so ... that ...; at least
Parts of speech

Meaning

as ... as ...; like

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