Vocabulary

What does 目安 (めやす, meyasu) mean?

目安 (めやす, meyasu) means a rough guide, estimate, benchmark.

Quick facts
Readingめやす
Romajimeyasu
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
めやす
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonmeyasu

a rough guide, estimate, benchmark

  1. 1noun criterion; standard; yardstick
  2. 2noun rough estimate; approximation

Example sentences

  • Let's take breaks at roughly one-hour intervals.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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