time, about, toward
On'yomi (音読み)
- ケイ
- キョウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- ころ
- ごろ
- しばら.く
About this kanji
The kanji 「頃」 primarily means "time" or "about." It is often used as a noun to describe a specific period or approximate time. You might encounter it in compounds like 日頃 (ひごろ), meaning "usually," and 近頃 (ちかごろ), which translates to "lately." Another common example is 今頃 (いまごろ), meaning "about this time." As a general note, when using this kanji, remember that it often expresses a sense of time that is not exact, making it useful for casual conversation when referring to time periods without needing precise details.
Example sentences
彼は20歳頃に海外へ行った。
He went abroad around the age of 20.
Meanings across languages
- English
- time, about, toward
- Tiếng Việt
- thời gian, khoảng, hướng tới
- 日本語
- 頃, 約, 向かう
- 한국어
- 시간, 경과, 향해
- 中文
- 时候, 大约, 朝向
- id
- waktu
- th
- เวลา
- es
- tiempo
- fr
- temps
- de
- Zeit
- pt
- tempo
Common compounds
- 日頃usually, habitually, always
- 近頃lately, recently, nowadays
- 今頃about this time, about now
- 年頃approximate age, apparent age, marriageable age (esp. of a woman)
- この頃these days, nowadays, now
- いつ頃about when, about what time, how soon
- 若い頃one's youth, early life, one's early days
- 小さい頃as a child, when one was a child
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