ころ

頃

Common word

  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), adverb (fukushi), noun, used as a suffix

    (approximate) time, around, about, toward
    ごろ when used as a suffix
    word usually written using kana alone

    • 大抵の晩餐は１１時頃に終わります。
      Most dinner parties break up about eleven o'clock.

  2. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), adverb (fukushi), noun, used as a suffix

    suitable time (or condition)

    • あなたは結婚してもよいころだ。
      It's about time you got married.

  3. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), adverb (fukushi), noun, used as a suffix

    time of year, season

    • 彼女は夏頃から病気だった。
      She has been ill since about summer.