noun
approximate age; apparent age; around the same age
Refers to someone’s rough or apparent age, often in phrases like 同じ年頃 or その年頃.
彼は私と同じ年頃に見える。
He looks about the same age as me.
その年頃の子どもは好奇心が強い。
Children around that age are very curious.
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
age of maturity; marriageable age; young adult age
Often used in 年頃の娘 for a daughter or young woman at a socially sensitive or traditionally marriageable age; the phrase can sound somewhat traditional depending on context.
彼には年頃の娘が二人いる。
He has two daughters of marriageable age.
年頃の子どもには、親に話しにくいこともある。
Children at that age sometimes have things they find hard to tell their parents.
noun
age when something happened; around the age that ...
Used after a modifying phrase to mean the age or approximate age at which the described event or state applies.
母が結婚した年頃に、私も将来を真剣に考え始めた。
Around the age when my mother got married, I too began thinking seriously about my future.
父が独立した年頃に、彼は自分の店を持った。
Around the age when his father became independent, he opened his own shop.
adverb, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
for years; for a long time
Dated use meaning 長年 or 長い間. It is mainly encountered in older or literary writing, not in ordinary modern conversation.
古い文章で「年頃会わなかった友」とあれば、「長年会わなかった友」という意味になる。
In old writing, 年頃会わなかった友 means 'a friend one had not seen for many years.'