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Meaning of 年頃(としごろ) in Japanese

年頃, 年ごろ
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
としごろ
Romaji
toshigoro
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adverb (fukushi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    approximate age; apparent age
    Example sentence
    彼女はだいたい私と同じ年頃だ。 She is about my age.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of independence; age of adulthood
    Example sentence
    彼女の年頃の子供に善悪の区別がつくでしょうか。 Can a child of her age distinguish good from bad?
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    (after modifying phrase) appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
    Example sentence
    彼はもう十分それが分かる年頃だ。 He is old enough to understand it.
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
    Meaning
    for some years
    Example sentence
    大体君と同じ年頃の若い娘。 She was a young girl about your age.

Examples of 年頃, 年ごろ, としごろ in a sentence

Kanji in this word

頃

11 strokes

time, about, toward

On'Yomi: ケイ, キョウ

Kun'Yomi: ころ, ごろ, しばら.く

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年 JLPT 5

6 strokes

year, counter for years

On'Yomi: ネン

Kun'Yomi: とし

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