Word details

年頃

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

Dictionary

Entry

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

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

year, counter for years

6 strokesFrequency 6JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ネン

Kun

とし

Nanori

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

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