ほぼ

• 読み: ほぼ
• ローマ字: hobo
• 発音: /ho.bo/

意味

Almost; nearly; approximately. Indicates something close to completion or totality.

An adverb used to modify verbs, adjectives, and quantities to express near-completeness. Often interchangeable with ほとんど, though ほぼ tends to be slightly more concise and common in written contexts. Frequently appears with numbers and percentages (ほぼ100%, nearly 100%).

例文

1. レポートはほぼ完成している。
2. 参加者はほぼ全員が賛成した。
3. 毎朝ほぼ同じ時間に起きている。

使い方ガイド

場面: reports, progress updates, estimation

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Originally written 略 or 粗, both meaning 'rough' or 'approximate.' The modern usage is almost always in hiragana. Derived from classical Japanese meaning 'roughly' or 'in broad outline.'

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal