Word details

近頃

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

Dictionary

Entry

近頃近ごろごろAdverbFreq #7069
1

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

lately; recently; nowadays

Examples
近頃は旅行は楽だ。
Travelling is easy these days.
近ごろ彼女から便りがない。
I have not heard from her recently.
2

Dated term

terribly; awfully; extremely

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

near, early, akin, tantamount

6 strokesFrequency 194JLPT N3Grade 2

On

キンコン

Kun

ちか.い

Nanori

おうおおこの

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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