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Shirimono
Kanji

Meaning: about

Other meanings: around, time, occasion

Kun'yomi: ころ、ごろ

On'yomi: けい、きょう

Example sentences

  • さんごろえきいましょう。

    sanji <b>goro</b> ni eki de aimashou.

    Let's meet at the station <b>around three o'clock</b>.

  • どものころ、よくこうえんあそびました。

    kodomo no <b>koro</b>, yoku kouen de asobimashita.

    <b>When I was a child</b>, I often played in the park.

  • そろそろかえころです。

    sorosoro kaeru <b>koroai</b> desu.

    It's <b>about time</b> to go home.

  • はるころさくらきます。

    haru no <b>koro</b> ni sakura ga sakimasu.

    Cherry blossoms bloom <b>around springtime</b>.

Practice exercises

  • reading

    Answer: ころ / ごろ / けい / きょう

  • meaning

    Answer: about / around / approximately / time / occasion

  • reading

    この頃

    Answer: このごろ

  • reading

    いつ頃

    Answer: いつごろ

  • reading

    さん

    Answer: さんじごろ

  • reading

    その頃

    Answer: そのころ