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Kotomora

頃

time, about, toward

StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 5,000Strokes11

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

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  • 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)

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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.