As … as in Japanese

In Japanese

同(おな)じくらい

onaji kurai

Definition

Definition in EnglishMarks equality in the degree of a quality between two people or things; English expresses this with as followed by an adjective and a second as.

Definition in Japanese二つを比べて、大きさや高さなどがほぼ同じであることを表す言葉。

Example sentences

赤(あか)い車(くるま)は青(あお)い車(くるま)と同(おな)じくらい大(おお)きい？
Is the red car as big as the blue one?
うん、赤(あか)い車(くるま)は青(あお)い車(くるま)と同(おな)じくらい大(おお)きいよ。
Yes, the red car is as big as the blue one.
兄(あに)は父(ちち)と同(おな)じくらい背(せ)が高(たか)いです。
My brother is as tall as my father.

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