► 名詞
頃 [(1)ころ] meaning: time rank: 1
☆ もう肉に火が通った頃なんじゃない ⇨ Isn’t it about time the meat is grilled through
頃 [(1)ころ] [あの頃] meaning: time rank: 1
☆ あの頃は未だ若かった ⇨ I was still young at that time
頃 [(1)ころ] [その頃] meaning: time rank: 1
☆ その頃は未だ携帯電話はなかった ⇨ There were no cell phones at that time
頃 [(1)ごろ] meaning: approximate rank: 1
☆ 三時頃には準備出来るだろう ⇨ It will be ready around 3(PM) (☛ Only about time. Note ころ become ごろ because a voiced じ preceeds it)
More examples:
- 彼は若い頃世界を放浪した ⇨ He wandered around the world when he was young
- 彼が若い頃オリンピックでメダルを取ったというのは驚きではない ⇨ It is not a big surprise to learn he won a medal in the Olympics when he was young
- 子供の頃あの川によく釣りに行ったもんです ⇨ I would go fishing on that river all the time when I was a kid
- 私が子供の頃は日曜日だけが休みだった ⇨ When I was a kid only Sunday was a day off
- 警察が到着した頃には犯人は逃げ去っていた ⇨ By the time the police arrived the suspect was gone
- 成長した子供達の小さかった頃を思い出して彼は感慨に浸った ⇨ He was filled with emotions when he remembered those days when his grown children had been young
- 今頃悔やんでも後の祭りだ (あとのまつり) ⇨ It is too late to regret now
- この地方では雪解けは三月の終わり頃だ ⇨ Thawing is the end of March in this area
- 来年の今頃にはもう終わっている筈だ ⇨ It should be over by this time next year
- 私は日頃からの健康管理の重要性を痛感した ⇨ I acutely felt the importance of daily health management
- コロナ禍の始めの頃は入手不能だったマスクが今は投げ売りされている ⇨ Masks that were unavailable at the beginning of COVID pandemic are now sold dirt cheap
- 彼は幼少の頃から戦士としての訓練を受けた ⇨ He received trainings as a warrior since the early childhood
- あの頃は怖いもの知らずだった ⇨ I was fearless these days
- 日頃からの節制が大切だ ⇨ It is important to eat and drink moderately
- 子供の頃私の家庭は揉め事が絶えなかった ⇨ When I was a kid there was always discord in my family