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この頃 (このごろ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

この頃ごろ

こ

の

ご

ろ

Common word›JLPTN4›Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

these days; nowadays; recently

Refers to the current period of time, often with a sense of contrast to the past. Can be used as a noun or adverb.

この頃ごろ、

よく

雨あめ

が

降ふ

り

ます

ね

。

It's been raining a lot these days, hasn't it?

この頃ごろの若わか者ものは何なにを考かんがえているのか分わからない。

I don't understand what young people these days are thinking.

Usage patterns

この頃ごろ〈動どう詞し〉ようになったto have started doing something lately
この頃ごろ早はやく起おきるようになった。
I've started getting up early these days.
この頃ごろよく〈動どう詞し〉to often do something lately
この頃ごろよく雨あめが降ふる。
It rains a lot these days.
この頃ごろめっきり〈形けい容よう詞し〉to have noticeably become (a certain way) recently
この頃ごろめっきり寒さむくなった。
It's noticeably gotten colder these days.

Expressions

今日きょうこの頃ごろthese days; nowadays; recently

Kanji

頃time, about, toward
此this, current, next

Related words

最さい近きんN5
最近 is the most common word for 'recently', focusing on the near past leading up to now, while この頃 stresses the current period itself, often in contrast to before.
近ちか頃ごろN3
近頃 is a close synonym of この頃, both meaning 'these days', but 近頃 sounds slightly more formal or literary.
今いま時どきN1
今時 also means 'these days' but often carries a critical or judgmental tone about modern trends, unlike the neutral この頃.
月つき頃ごろ
月頃 stresses a span of several months, while この頃 is a general 'these days' that need not involve months.
今日きょうこの頃ごろ
この頃 means 'these days' or 'lately' and is more casual and flexible, while 今日この頃 is a fixed, slightly more formal expression.

Don't confuse with

今いま頃ごろN1
この頃 means 'these days/recently', describing a stretch of time leading up to now, while 今頃 points to a moment around now (or a specified time) and is easily confused because both share the character 頃.

Word family

この頃ごろ様よう
modern; latest; up-to-date

Written forms

この頃ごろUsage66%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
このごろUsage32%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing and avoids the kanji.
此この頃ごろUsage2%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.

Etymology

Compound of この (this) and 頃 (time, period). The kanji 頃 is used for approximate time.