どのくらい

• 読み: どのくらい
• ローマ字: donokurai
• 発音: /do.no.kɯ.ɾa.i/

意味

How long; how far; how much; to what extent. Asks about degree, duration, or distance.

A compound expression from どの (which) + くらい (approximately/extent). Used to ask about amounts, distances, durations, and degrees. Also written as どのぐらい (with voiced ぐ). Extremely useful for travel, cooking, and everyday planning. The answer typically includes a specific number or approximate quantity.

例文

1. ここから駅までどのくらいかかりますか。
2. 日本語をどのくらい勉強しましたか。
3. どのくらいの大きさですか。

使い方ガイド

場面: travel, questions, planning

トーン: inquisitive

起源と歴史

A compound of the interrogative adnominal どの (which) and くらい (approximate degree/extent). くらい derives from 位 (kurai, rank/position), extended to mean 'about that much.'

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal