Illustration: In a Japanese family kitchen, lunch preparations converge as a numeral-free wall clock shows its hands nearly together at the top. One person carries bowls toward the table, another is still loosening an apron, and a child has already sat down with chopsticks ready.

ころ

koro

around that time

After a stated time, it is read ごろ. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

あなたは結婚けっこんしてもよいころだ。
It’s about time you got married.
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何時なんじごろ？
About what time?
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７時じ頃ごろにね。
See you about 7.
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