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Kanji 頃: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 頃: time, about, toward

Key takeaways

Kanji 頃: time, about, toward. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

timeabouttoward

On reading

ケイキョウ

Kun reading

ころごろしばら.く

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 頃

time, about, toward

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

匕 + 頁

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine tilting your head (頁) slightly, like the curve of a spoon (匕), as you pause for a brief moment. This sense of a short duration or a specific point in time evolved into the meaning of 'around' or 'about' a certain period.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ケイ
  • けい

    time / about / around (time)

Kun reading

ころ
  • この頃このごろ

    recently / nowadays

  • 年頃としごろ

    marriageable age / adolescence

  • 日頃ひごろ

    usually / habitually / normally

  • 一頃ひところ

    once / some time ago

  • 手頃てごろ

    moderate / affordable / suitable

  • ころ

    time / about / around (a time)

  • 近頃ちかごろ

    lately / recently / nowadays

Commonly used words

  • けい

    time / about / around (time)

  • この頃
    このごろ

    recently / nowadays

  • 年頃
    としごろ

    marriageable age / adolescence

  • 日頃
    ひごろ

    usually / habitually / normally

  • 一頃
    ひところ

    once / some time ago

  • 手頃
    てごろ

    moderate / affordable / suitable

  • ころ

    time / about / around (a time)

Example sentences

Example 1

子どものによく遊んだ。

Translation

I often played when I was a child.

Example 2

夕方に雨が降るかもしれない。

Translation

It might rain around evening.

Example 3

この、寒くなってきた。

Translation

It has been getting cold recently.

Example 4

この、忙しくて寝不足だ。

Translation

Lately, I've been busy and short on sleep.

Kanji 頃: time, about, toward | Daily Nihongo