time, about, toward

11 strokesFrequency 2,015Grade 8

On

ケイキョウ

Kun

ころごろしばら.く

Nanori

ころも

Dictionary

Common Words

NounNoun suffixAdverbFreq #667
1

Word usually written using kana alone; ごろ when used as a suffix

(approximate) time; around; about; toward

Examples
大抵の晩餐は11時に終わります。
Most dinner parties break up about eleven o'clock.
2

suitable time (or condition)

Examples
あなたは結婚してもよいころだ。
It's about time you got married.
3

time of year; season

Examples
彼女は夏から病気だった。
She has been ill since about summer.
今頃まごろNounAdverbFreq #2748
1

about this time; about now

Examples
今頃にしては暖かい。
It's warm for this time of year.
その頃のこNoun~の Adj.ExpressionFreq #3960
1

at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

Examples
そのころ彼はいつも飲んでばかりいた。
He was always drinking in those days.
あの頃あのころExpressionFreq #4247
1

in those days

子供の頃こどものころNounAdverbExpressionFreq #4312
1

(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child

Examples
彼女が子供の頃のことを言うのをよく耳にする。
I often hear her refer to her childhood.
幼い頃幼いころおさないころExpressionFreq #4710
1

when one was a very young child; very early in one's life

年頃年ごろしごろFreq #4779
1

Common noun

approximate age; apparent age

Examples
大体君と同じ年頃の若い娘だった。
She was a young girl about your age.
2

Common noun; Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age of adulthood

3

Common noun; After a modifying phrase

age (when ...)

Examples
もっと分別があってもいい年頃だよ。
You're old enough to know better.
4

Dated term; Adverb (fukushi); Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

for years (past); for a long time

小さい頃小さいころちいさいころNounExpressionFreq #5529
1

as a child; when one was a child

Examples
ケーキ職人は小さい頃からの夢でした。
From childhood I dreamed of being a pastry cook.
日頃日ごろごろNounAdverbFreq #5655
1

usually; habitually; always

Examples
日頃のご愛顧にお礼申し上げます。
We really thank you for your patronage.
2

for a long time

この頃のごろ此の頃NounAdverbFreq #7005
1

these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately

Examples
このごろ少しも見ないです。
I have seen nothing of him lately.

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