頃 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「頁」
道2High school graduate / general ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「頁」
- On
- ケイ・キョウけい・きょう · kei · kyō
- Kun
- ころ・ごろ・しばら.くkoro · goro · shibara.ku
- Meaning
- time; about; lately
Stroke order
Origin
A head plus tilting: the moment it takes to tilt the head — hence “about the time when”.
Readings and examples
| Kunころkoro | 頃ころ日頃ひごろ |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 日頃ひごろ
usually; day to day
- 近頃ちかごろ
recently; these days
Example
日頃の努力がようやく実を結んだ。
My day-to-day efforts have finally borne fruit.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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