〜ころ

ころ

suffix

about, around (time)

1. about, around (time)

Suffix attached to time expressions to indicate an approximate time. Can also be written as 〜頃 (ごろ with voiced consonant). Indicates 'around' or 'about' a certain time.

三(さん)時(じ)ごろに会(あ)いましょう。

Let's meet around 3 o'clock.

子供(こども)のころ、よく公園(こうえん)で遊(あそ)んだ。

When I was a child, I often played in the park.

Used for periods in life

いつごろ届(とど)きますか。

Around when will it arrive?

六(ろく)時(じ)ごろに帰(かえ)るので、夕(ゆう)ごはんを作(つく)っておいてください。

I'll be home around 6, so please have dinner ready.

子供(こども)のころ毎日(まいにち)友達(ともだち)と遊(あそ)んでいた。今(いま)思(おも)うと、あのころが一番(いちばん)楽(たの)しかった。

When I was a child, I played with friends every day. Looking back now, those were the most fun times.

PRONUNCIATION: Usually voiced as ごろ after most words, but ころ in some expressions like 子供(こども)のころ.

COMMON PATTERNS:

何(なん)時(じ)ごろ (around what time)
いつごろ (around when)
今(いま)ごろ (around now, by now)
あのころ (around that time, those days)
そのころ (around that time)
子供(こども)のころ (when [I was] a child)
昔(むかし)のころ (in the old days)

NOTE: Different from くらい/ぐらい which indicates approximate quantity or extent, not specifically time. 〜ごろ is specifically for time.

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Added 2026.1.11 21:15 · Revised 2026.5.24 5:12

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