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頃
time · about · around
N1Kun: ころ、ごろ
Memory Aid
The top part of 頃 looks like a clock's hands, and the bottom is 頁 (head). Your head is always checking the clock, thinking about the TIME or asking 'about when?'
'Koro' — sounds like 'ch-RONO' or 'CROCOdile' (snappy, quick time). Think about a CHRONOgraph to measure TIME.
Vocabulary
この頃このごろthese days, recently
その頃そのころat that time, back then
いつ頃いつごろabout when?
何時頃なんじごろabout what time?
Example Sentences
この頃は涼しくなりましたね。
It's gotten cooler these days, hasn't it?
その頃、私はまだ学生でした。
At that time, I was still a student.
彼はいつ頃来ると思いますか？
About when do you think he will come?
会議は何時頃から始まりますか。
About what time will the meeting start?