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    頃

    頃ころ

    (approximate) time

    N3KMT8CoreRef L1Noun, Adverb, SuffixCore ConceptsKanji Vocab11 strokes

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    ころごろ

    Noun, Adverb, Suffix

    1.
    (approximate) time, around, about, toward
    word usually written using kana alone
    2.
    suitable time (or condition)
    3.
    time of year, season

    Stroke 0 / 11

    Speed1.0x

    3時じ頃ごろに駅えきに着つきます。

    I will arrive at the station around 3 o'clock.

    KMT7Daily LifeTravel & Transportation
    子こ供どもの頃ころ、よくこの公こう園えんで遊あそんだ。

    I often played in this park when I was a child.

    KMT8Daily LifeFamily & Relationships
    毎まい年としこの頃ころになると、花か粉ふん症しょうがひどくなる。

    Every year around this time, my hay fever gets worse.

    KMT8Daily LifeWeather & Geography
    平へい安あん時じ代だいの中なか頃ごろには、貴き族ぞく文ぶん化かが栄さかえた。

    Aristocratic culture flourished around the middle of the Heian period.

    KMT8HistoryCulture & Traditions
    彼かれはいつも、皆みんなが帰かえる頃ころに仕し事ごとに取とり掛かかる。

    He always starts working around the time everyone else leaves.

    KMT9Work & CareerDaily Life

    Kanji that make up this word

    頃
    ころ・ごろ・しばら.く…(3)
    time・about・toward
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