ほぼ

See also: ほほ and ぼぼ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spellings
略 (rare) 粗 (rare)

Adverb

ほぼ or ほゞ • (hobo) 

1. approximately, about

   ほぼ同(おな)じ

   hobo onaji

   about the same

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of ほぼ – see the following entry.

【保母】 [noun] (education) (female) nurse (a woman who takes care of other people’s young) Alternative spellings 保姆, ほゞ

(This term, ほぼ (hobo), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as ほぼ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ほぼ.)