頃 (けい): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

頃 (けい) means time / about / around (time).

See example sentences below.

頃 at a glance

頃

けいkei

N1noun

time / about / around (time)

頃けいkeiN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

time / about / around (time)

Example 1

子どもの頃によく遊んだ。

Translation

I often played when I was a child.

Example 2

夕方頃に雨が降るかもしれない。

Translation

It might rain around evening.