食べ頃くいごろ

also: たべごろ

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Meanings

ready to eat; at its best for eating; in season

Describes food, especially fruit, vegetables, or seafood, that is at the peak of ripeness or freshness for consumption. Often used in culinary contexts.

Kanji

食eat, food
頃time, about, toward

Related words

旬しゅん
旬 refers to the season when a food is at its peak in terms of flavor and availability, while 食べ頃 focuses on the optimal ripeness or readiness for eating, which may not always align with the natural season.

Built from

食くい+頃ころ

Written forms

食たべ頃ごろ
Standard spelling for the common word meaning 'ready to eat' or 'at its best for eating'.
食くい頃ごろ
Rare variant; the reading くいごろ is uncommon and may be encountered in older texts or specific contexts.
食くい頃ごろ
Rare variant; the reading くいごろ is uncommon and may be encountered in older texts or specific contexts.

Etymology

Compound of 食べ (tabe, 'eating', from 食べる) + 頃 (koro, 'time, about'). The reading たべごろ is standard; the variant くいごろ uses the older nominal form 食い (kui, 'eating') and is now rare.