Kanji

頃

time, about, toward

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

11 strokes

Radical

頁部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ケイ, キョウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

ころ, ごろ, しばらく

Example sentences

ころ
桜の花が咲く頃、また会いましょう。

Let's meet again when the cherry blossoms bloom.

記憶 きおく
古い記憶を辿って、子供の頃の家を探した。

Tracing old memories, I looked for my childhood home.

今頃 いまごろ
去年の今頃、私は日本にいました。

Around this time last year, I was in Japan.

子供の頃 こどものころ
子供の頃はよくこの公園で遊びました。

I often played in this park during my childhood.

思いだす おもいだす
懐かしい子供の頃を思いだした。

I remembered my nostalgic childhood.

あの頃 あのころ
あの頃は毎日友達と公園で遊んでいた。

In those days, I used to play in the park with my friends every day.

その頃 そのころ
その頃、私はまだ学生だった。

At that time, I was still a student.

幼い頃 おさないころ
幼い頃の夢はパイロットになることだった。

My childhood dream was to become a pilot.

年頃 としごろ
娘もそろそろ年頃だから、親としては心配だ。

My daughter is about that age now, so as a parent, I'm worried.

小さい頃 ちいさいころ
小さい頃、私はこの公園でよく遊んだものだ。

When I was little, I used to play in this park a lot.

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