also: ごろ
Let's meet around three o'clock.
When I was a child, I often played in this park.
noun, adverb, noun, used as a suffix
Used as a suffix (ごろ) to indicate the best time or condition for something, often with nouns like 食べ頃 (time to eat) or 見頃 (best time to see).
See also: 食べ頃
This persimmon is just right to eat.
The cherry blossoms are at their best now.
noun, adverb, noun, used as a suffix
Refers to a particular season or time of year, often used in set phrases like 年の頃 (this time of year) or 花の頃 (flower season).
I want to visit Kyoto in the autumn leaves season.
It's always busy around this time of year.
Let's meet up at around three o'clock.
I went to Kyoto around cherry blossom season.
these days; nowadays; recently
about the middle; mid-
best time to see
ready to eat; ripe; in season
body of a garment; bodice
lately; recently; nowadays · terribly; awfully; extremely
approximate age; apparent age; around the same age · age of maturity; marriageable age; young adult age · age when something happened; around the age that ... · for years; for a long time
once; some time ago; at one time
about when; around what time; how soon
around noon; about midday
at that time; in those days; then
handy; convenient to use; just right for use
Nigoro-buna; Carassius auratus grandoculis
time; period; days
ready to eat; at its best for eating; in season
Suffix form used after nouns or verb stems to indicate approximate time or condition.
Rare kanji variant for ころ; not commonly used in modern Japanese.