近頃 (ちかごろ): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

近頃 (ちかごろ) means lately / recently / nowadays.

See example sentences below.

近頃 at a glance

近頃

ちかごろchikagoro

N3adv

lately / recently / nowadays

近頃ちかごろchikagoroN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

lately / recently / nowadays

Example 1

近頃仕事が忙しいです。

Translation

Lately, work has been busy.

Example 2

近頃は天気が良くないです。

Translation

The weather hasn't been good recently.