頃(ごろ)

ごろ

suffix

around (time)

1. around, about (time)

A suffix attached to time expressions to indicate an approximate time.

三時(さんじ)頃(ごろ)に会(あ)いましょう。

Let's meet around three o'clock.

何時(なんじ)頃(ごろ)着(つ)きますか。

Around what time will you arrive?

昼(ひる)頃(ごろ)電話(でんわ)します。

I'll call around noon.

USAGE:
Attaches directly to time expressions without particles.

EXAMPLES:

七時(しちじ)頃(ごろ): around 7 o'clock
昼(ひる)頃(ごろ): around noon
来週(らいしゅう)頃(ごろ): around next week
子供(こども)の頃(ころ): when I was a child

COMPARISON:

頃(ごろ): approximate time (suffix)
ぐらい/くらい: approximate amount/degree
頃(ごろ) is more natural for clock times

NOTE:
Reading is ごろ as suffix, but ころ in 頃(ころ)に or standalone.

RELATED:

いつ頃(ごろ): around when?
その頃(ころ): around that time
この頃(ごろ): these days

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Added 2026.1.7 21:08 · Revised 2026.5.14 0:16

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