Illustration: In an apartment living room, a couple shows a visiting friend a freshly printed photograph of themselves camping beside a lake. The same distinctive kettle visible in the photograph sits on the floor beside a partly unpacked travel bag and recently used hiking boots.

JLPT N1adverbLevel estimated by Bebop

先さき頃ごろ

sakigoro

recently, the other day

Mainly used in formal or written contexts. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 彼かれは先さきごろの成功せいこうを自慢じまんしたくてたまらない。

    The urge to brag on his recent successes was irresistible.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 先さきごろあなたの人事記録じんじきろくに誤あやまりを発見はっけんしました。

    We recently discovered an error in your personnel record.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 先さきごろのサービス上じょうの不備ふびについて釈明しゃくめいしたかった。

    We wanted to explain the recent service failure.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 先頃

  • 先before; aheadOnセンKunさき・まず
  • 頃time; aboutOnケイ・キョウKunころ・ごろ・しばらく

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