頃(ごろ)

Usage

Attaches directly to time expressions without particles.
Reading is ごろ as a suffix on a time expression, with or without a following particle (七時(しちじ)頃(ごろ)に). As a noun meaning 'time, period' after の or a demonstrative it is ころ (子供(こども)の頃(ころ), その頃(ころ)); この頃(ごろ) (these days) keeps ごろ.

Common collocations

• 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

Similar words

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

Related words

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