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食べ頃 (たべごろ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

食たべ頃ごろ

た

べ

ご

ろ

Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

ready to eat; ripe; in season

Describes food at its peak for eating: fruit that is perfectly ripe, or seasonal produce at its best.

この桃ももは食たべ頃ごろだ。
This peach is just right for eating.

Kanji

食eat, food
頃time, about, toward

Don't confuse with

食たべ盛ざかりN1
食べ頃 means the ideal time to eat something (e.g. ripe fruit), whereas 食べ盛り describes a child's growth stage of eating huge amounts.

Built from

食たべ頃ごろの果物くだものを選えらんでください。

Please choose fruit that is in season.

Written forms

食たべ頃ごろUsage23%
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling.
食たべごろUsage76%
Common kana spelling of the second element; often seen in everyday writing.
たべごろUsage1%

Etymology

Compound of 食べ (stem of 食べる 'to eat') + 頃 ('time, about the right time').