近頃 (ちかごろ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora頃
、
彼
は
とても
忙
し
そう
だ
。
He seems very busy lately.
Usage patterns
近頃の〈人〉people these days (as a category)
Young people these days are always looking at their smartphones.
近頃〈動詞〉ようになったhave recently come to (do something)
I've recently started waking up early.
近頃どうですかhow have you been lately? (casual greeting)
How have you been lately? Are you doing well?
近頃〈形容詞〉has been (adjective) recently
I've been busy lately and can't seem to meet up.
頃
N1
近頃 describes a vaguer, ongoing recent period ('these days'), while 先頃 points to a single specific past event.
