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頃ころ
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Meanings
Noun
Adverb
Suffix
1. (approximate) time; around; about; toward (Usually kana, ごろ when used as a suffix)
2. suitable time (or condition)
3. time of year; season
Other spellings
比ころころ
Other readings
頃ごろ比ごろ
Kanji used
頃around that time
Kanji in other spellings
比compare (things of the same type)
Pitch accent
ころ
Used in vocabulary
若わかい頃ころ
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
Expression
小ちいさい頃ころ
as a child; when one was a child
Expression
頃ころ合あい
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
Noun
使つかい頃ごろ
handy
Noun
終おわり頃ごろ
toward the end
Noun
後うしろ身み頃ごろ
back part of a kimono
Noun
幼おさない頃ころ
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
Expression
食くい頃ごろ
in season; at its best; ready for eating
Noun
よい頃ころ
high time; about time
Expression
Examples237
It's about time you got married.
She has been ill since about summer.
Most dinner parties break up about eleven o'clock.
It was about the tenth hour.
You don't seem to be yourself these days.
Please call me at about 7:30.