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1
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)adverb (fukushi)noun
word usually written using kana alone
(approximate) time;around;about;toward
ごろ when used as a suffix
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
suitable time (or condition)
See also:
食べ頃 (たべごろ)
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
time of year;season
彼女は夏頃から病気だった。
She has been ill since about summer.
Other forms
比 【ころ】