〜からある・〜からする・〜からの
as much as, a whopping (amount)
Number + counter + からある (size, weight) / からする (price) / からの (people, things)
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After a large number, these emphasise how big it is: "as much as, a whole…". Each one goes with a different kind of amount:
- からある: size, weight, length. 百キロからある荷物, "a load weighing a hundred kilos or more".
- からする: price. 百万円からする時計, "a watch costing a million yen or more".
- からの: a number of people or things. 一万人からの観客, "an audience of as many as ten thousand".
The number is always large and surprising, and the feeling is "at least that much, maybe more".
Compare ぐらい (N3), "about", which is neutral and doesn't emphasise size.
Examples
彼は百キロからある荷物を一人で運んだ。
He carried a load of a hundred kilos or more on his own.
会場には一万人からの観客が集まった。
As many as ten thousand spectators gathered at the venue.
彼は百万円からする時計をしている。
He wears a watch that costs a million yen or more.
毎日二十キロからある道のりを歩いて通った。
Every day, he walked a good twenty kilometres to get there.
この絵は一億円からするらしい。
Apparently, this painting costs as much as a hundred million yen.