Meaning of 略(ほぼ) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 略, 粗 JLPT 3

Kana Reading ほぼ

Romaji hobo

Examples of 略, 粗, ほぼ in a sentence

ほぼ赤道直下にあるシンガポールでは、雨季・乾季があまり明瞭ではない。

In Singapore, practically right on the equator, the rainy and dry seasons aren't very clear cut.
ワタシは背が低いので棚の上まで見られないのでほぼ手探りで拭くわけです。

I'm short, so I can't see on top of the shelves and so I pretty much dust by touch.
教室に入って席に着くのとほぼ同時に、始業を知らせるチャイムの音が鳴り響く。

About the same time as he entered the classroom and arrived at his seat, the chime to announce class rings across the school.
おかげでほぼ完徹だ。

Thanks to which I was up nearly all night.
４月に孵化した雛も５ヶ月になった。身体の大きさは親鳥とほぼ同じ、オス鳥のとさかが少し小さいぐらいか。

The chicks hatched in April have also become 5 months old. Their bodies are about the same size as their parents, about the only difference is that the roosters have smaller crests than their father.
彼女は他人のあらばかり探している。

She is always finding fault with others.

粗 JLPT 1

11 strokes

coarse, rough, rugged

On'Yomi: ソ

Kun'Yomi: あら.い, あら-

略 JLPT 2

11 strokes

abbreviation, omission, outline, shorten, capture, plunder

On'Yomi: リャク

Kun'Yomi: ほぼ, おか.す, おさ.める, はかりごと, はか.る, はぶ.く, りゃく.す, りゃく.する