N12436/3019

としごろ

nounnoun (generic)noun taking the genitive case particle のadjective (generic)dated termadverb

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Meanings

  • approximate age, apparent age
  • marriageable age (esp. of a woman), age of maturity, age of adulthood
  • age (when ...)
  • for years (past), for a long time

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Example sentences

彼女かのじょはそろそろ年頃としごろになり、縁談えんだんはなしがってきた。

She has reached marriageable age, and talk of a marriage proposal has come up.

年頃としごろむすめおやは、なにかと心配しんぱいおおいものだ。

Parents who have a daughter of marriageable age tend to have all sorts of worries.

年頃としごろ、この地域ちいきではおおくのまつりがさかんにおこなわれていたとく。

I hear that for many years, numerous festivals were actively held in this region.

からして年頃としごろ四十代よんじゅうだい前半ぜんはんといったところだろう。

Judging by appearances, his apparent age would be somewhere in the early forties.

年頃としごろむかえた子供こどもたちがみずからの将来しょうらいかんがはじめるのは自然しぜんなことである。

It is natural for children who have reached the age of maturity to begin thinking about their own futures.