先さき頃ごろ

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

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Refers to a point in the recent past, often used in news or formal contexts. Can function as a noun or adverb.

成せい

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Recently, a new law was passed.

先さき頃ごろお会あいしたときにお話はなしした件けんです。

This is the matter we discussed the other day when we met.

先さき頃ごろ、〈事こと〉が行おこなわれた~ was held/took place recently
先さき頃ごろ、市し長ちょう選せん挙きょが行おこなわれた。
A mayoral election was held recently.
先さき頃ごろ発はっ表ぴょうされた〈物もの〉the ~ that was recently announced
先さき頃ごろ発はっ表ぴょうされた新しん製せい品ひんが話わ題だいになっている。
The new product that was recently announced is creating a buzz.
先さき頃ごろの〈事こと〉the recent ~
先さき頃ごろの台たい風ふうによる被ひ害がいが大おおきかった。
The damage caused by the recent typhoon was significant.

最さい近きんN5
最近 is the everyday, broad word for 'recently,' while 先頃 is more formal and often points to one specific recent event.
先せん日じつN3
先日 refers to a specific, identifiable recent day and is common in polite speech, whereas 先頃 is used more in formal writing or news reports without pinpointing an exact day.
この間あいだN4
この間 is casual and conversational, while 先頃 is more formal and typically appears in writing or news.
近ちか頃ごろN3
近頃 describes a vaguer, ongoing recent period ('these days'), while 先頃 points to a single specific past event.

月つき頃ごろ
先頃 refers to a single recent point in time ('the other day'), unlike 月頃 which covers an ongoing span of months.

先さき頃ごろUsage34%
Standard kanji spelling; marked as high priority.
先さきごろUsage51%
Common mixed kanji-kana spelling; easier to read than the full kanji form.
さきごろUsage16%

Compound of 先 (saki, 'previous') and 頃 (koro, 'time'), with rendaku voicing of ころ to ごろ.