頃
time, about, toward
Readings
On'yomi
- ケイ
- キョウ
Kun'yomi
- ころ
- ごろ
- しばら.く
Nanori
- ころも
Meaning
頃 centers on a point or span of time: a specific time, an approximate time (about), or a direction in time (toward).
Most common words using 頃
20 of 50- 頃ころN5
(approximate) time; around; about; toward
- 今頃いまごろN1
about this time; about now
- 日頃ひごろN2
usually; habitually; always
- 近頃ちかごろN3
lately; recently; nowadays
- 年頃としごろN1
approximate age; apparent age
- 月頃つきごろ
these past months
- 頃合ころあい
suitable time; good time
- この頃このごろN4
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
- 中頃なかごろ
about the middle
- 見頃みごろ
best time to see
- 食べ頃たべごろ
good for eating; ripe enough for eating; in season
- 身頃みごろ
body of a garment; bodice
- いつ頃いつごろN1
about when; about what time; how soon
- 今日この頃きょうこのごろ
these days; nowadays; recently
- 子供の頃こどものころ
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
- 小さい頃ちいさいころ
as a child; when one was a child
- 若い頃わかいころ
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
- その頃そのころN2
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
- 一頃ひところN1
once; some time ago
- 頃けいN1
qing (Chinese unit of land area equal to 100 mu)
Study
Etymology
頃 combines 匕 with 頁 (head). The exact historical development is uncertain, but it likely originally referred to the head inclining or a moment in time.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side 匕 looks like a spoon, and the right side 頁 is a head. Picture a head turning toward a spoon to check the time: 頃 is about time.
Reading mnemonic
For ケイ, imagine a cake being served at a specific time: cake -> ケイ, and the head turns toward the spoon right on time.