頃 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「頁」
道2High school graduate / general ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「頁」
- On
- ケイ・キョウ
- Kun
- ころ・ごろ・しばら.く
- Meaning
- time; about; lately
Origin
A head plus tilting: the moment it takes to tilt the head — hence “about the time when”.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ころ | 頃・日頃 |
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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.
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