頃
ころ
koro
JLPT N211 strokesKanjiLevel 56 - JLPT N2
Quick answer
頃 is the kanji for "Time". The most common reading is ころ (koro). Mnemonics and example sentences are listed below.
Meaning
Time
Also : About · Toward · Period
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Readings
kunころ/ korokunごろ/ gorokunしばら.く/ shibarakuonけい/ keionきょう/ kyou
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Stroke Order
11 strokes
Radicals
匕頁
Example Sentences
夏休みの頃、毎日プール行った。
なつやすみのころ、まいにちプールいった。
Around the time of summer vacation, I went to the pool every day.
あの頃、僕たちはまだ子どもだった。
あのころ、ぼくたちはまだこどもだった。
Back then, we were still children.
Vocabulary using 頃
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jul 22, 2026
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