当時(とうじ)

とうじ
noun
at that time, in those days
1. at that time, in those days
Refers to a specific period in the past that has been mentioned or is understood from context.
当時(とうじ)は大変(たいへん)でした。
Those days were difficult.
当時(とうじ)、私(わたし)は学生(がくせい)でした。
At that time, I was a student.
当時(とうじ)の写真(しゃしん)を見(み)せてください。
Please show me photos from that time.
当時(とうじ)の日本(にほん)では、インターネットはまだ一般的(いっぱんてき)ではなかった。
In Japan at that time, the internet was not yet common.
祖父(そふ)は当時(とうじ)の思(おも)い出(で)を楽(たの)しそうに話(はな)してくれました。
My grandfather happily told me about his memories from those days.

当時(とうじ) refers to a specific period in the past that has already been mentioned or is understood from context. It always looks back to a defined time, not the general past.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 当時(とうじ)の + noun: ~ of that time (当時(とうじ)の写真(しゃしん), 当時(とうじ)の日本(にほん))
  • 当時(とうじ)は: at that time (topic marker)
  • 当時(とうじ)から: since that time

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • その頃(ころ)/その時(とき): at that time (conversational)
  • あの頃(ころ): in those days (nostalgic nuance)
  • 当時(とうじ): at that time (neutral to formal, often used in writing and narration)

REGISTER:
Neutral to slightly formal. Common in written narratives, news articles, and historical accounts. In casual conversation, その頃(ころ) or あの時(とき) is more natural.

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