がかり

(Gakari)

Indicates the amount of effort or people involved to accomplish something over time.

Connection rules

五ご人にんがかりで大おおきな机つくえを二に階かいに運はこびました。

Go nin gakari de ookina tsukue wo ni kai ni hakobi mashi ta.

We carried the large desk to the second floor with five people working together.

「Moving day」

一いち週間しゅうかんがかりで部屋へやの掃除そうじを終おわらせた。

Ichi shuukan gakari de heya no souji wo owara se ta.

It took a full week's effort to finish cleaning the room.

「Mega spring cleaning」