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年頃

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 年頃

年頃
年ごろ
としごろ
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

Kanji in this Word

年
6 strokes
Frequency: 6
JLPT N4
Grade 1

Meanings

year
counter for years

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ネン
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
とし
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
ね
頃
11 strokes
Frequency: 2015
Grade 8

Meanings

time
about
toward

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ケイ
キョウ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ころ
ごろ
しばら.く
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
ころも
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