N321/1669

ころ

usually written using kana alonenounnoun (generic)adverbnoun (suffix)

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Meanings

  • (approximate) time, around, about, toward
  • suitable time (or condition)
  • time of year, season

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Example sentences

子供こどもころ、よく祖父そふりにった。

When I was a child, I often went fishing with my grandfather.

もうすぐさくらころになりますね。

It's almost the time of year when the cherry blossoms bloom, isn't it?

夕方ゆうがたころ電話でんわしてもいいですか。

Is it okay if I call you around evening?

彼女かのじょいえころあめはじめた。

Around the time she left the house, it started to rain.

来週らいしゅういまころには、もう旅行りょこう出発しゅっぱつしているだろう。

Around this time next week, I'll probably have already departed on my trip.