程度|ていどteido[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, adverb, noun (suffix)degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about; approximately
   この程度ていどのお金かねじゃ長ながくは持もたないだろう。↗

   This sum of money won't go far.

• Synonym度合いどあいNeutralRefers to degree or measure, as in 「緊張の度合い」; largely interchangeable with 「程度」, but cannot follow a number to mean 'about'.
• SynonymレベルNeutralLoanword for level or grade, as in 「レベルが高い」; focuses on how high ability or quality is, and is common in speech.
• Synonym段階だんかいNeutralA stage or step in a process, as in 「最終段階」; stresses order or sequence, while 「程度」 stresses how much or how high.
• Synonym水準すいじゅんNeutralStandard level of ability or quality, as in 「生活水準」; leans toward written prose, while 「程度」 can also mean 'about' after a number.
• SynonymほどNeutralDegree or limit, as in 「冗談にも程がある」; can also mean 'about'. Often in set phrases, and more colloquial than 「程度」.
• SynonymグレードNeutralLoanword for the grade of goods or services, as in 「グレードアップ」; limited to grades and tiers.
• Synonym級きゅうNeutralA school year or a rank, as in 「英検二級」 or 「重量級」; a fixed, assigned grade that does not itself express degree.
• Synonym等級とうきゅうWrittenRank by superiority or quality, as in 「等級をつける」; also stellar magnitude. A formal, written term for official classifications.
• SynonymクラスNeutralLoanword for a school class or a grade, as in 「トップクラス」; in the sense of rank it mostly appears in compounds.
• Synonym位くらいNeutralRead 「くらい」 as a particle meaning 'about' or to that extent, as in 「10分くらい」; more colloquial than 「程度」.
• SynonymランクNeutralLoanword for rank or standing, as in 「ランクが上がる」; stresses position in a ranking, while 「程度」 stresses amount or level.
• Related基準きじゅんNeutralThe criterion or standard you judge by, as in 「評価基準」; it is the yardstick, while 「程度」 is the measured result.
• Related標準ひょうじゅんNeutralA common reference standard, as in 「標準語」 or 「標準サイズ」; stresses the average or the norm.
• Related限度げんどNeutralA line that must not be crossed, as in 「限度額」 or 「我慢の限度」; stresses the upper limit, while 「程度」 only says how much.
• Related限りかぎりNeutralLimit or scope, as in 「力の限り」 or 「できる限り」; mostly in patterns meaning 'as much as possible' or 'within'.
• Related範囲はんいNeutralA defined range, as in 「試験範囲」; stresses breadth of coverage, not how high or low.
• Related限界げんかいNeutralThe absolute limit beyond which you cannot go, as in 「体力の限界」; stresses reaching the peak, a nuance 「程度」 lacks.
• Related点数てんすうNeutralMarks or a score, as in 「テストの点数」; a concrete number, while 「程度」 is an abstract degree.
• Related格かくNeutralRank by status or standing, as in 「格が違う」 or 「格上」; stresses class and dignity, not degree in general.

Use 「程度」 for how high, how much, or how strong something is, and after a number to mean 'about'. For the level of ability or quality pick 「レベル」 or 「水準」; for stages in a process 「段階」; for upper limits 「限度」 or 「限界」; and say 「くらい」 for a colloquial 'about'. 「度合い」 swaps in for degree but never means 'about'; 「基準」 and 「標準」 are standards, not measured degrees; 「級」, 「等級」, 「ランク」, 「グレード」 and 「クラス」 are grades or ranks; 「範囲」 is range; 「点数」 is a score; 「格」 is status.

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1. 大小だいしょう、高低こうてい、強弱きょうじゃく、優劣ゆうれつ、善悪ぜんあくなどの度合どあい。水準すいじゅん。状況じょうきょう。
2. 適当てきとうだと思おもわれる度合どあい。
3. 軽かるい度合どあい。大たいしたことのない度合どあい。少すくないさま。
4. 許ゆるされる限度げんど。ほど。
5. （接尾語せつびご）およそ。だいたい。そのくらい。