ころ

See also: ごろ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
頃

From Old Japanese, from Proto-Japonic *kərə.

Particle

ころ • (koro) 

1. in, on, at (about time), at that time, around, about, approximately

   三(さん)時(じ)ごろに会(あ)いましょう。

   San-ji goro ni aimashō.

   Let's meet at three o'clock.

   昨日(きのう)十(じゅう)二(に)時(じ)ごろ寝(ね)ました。

   Kinō jūni-ji goro nemashita.

   I went to sleep at about twelve o'clock yesterday.

Usage notes

• ころ (koro) functions as a noun and may be followed by other particles, such as の (no) and に (ni).
• When used as a suffix, ごろ is used.

Alternative forms

• ごろ (goro)

Noun

ころ • (koro) 

1. such a time
2. time of year, season

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of ころ – see the following entry.

【葫蘆】 [noun] bottle gourd, calabash Alternative spellings 葫盧, 胡盧

(This term, ころ, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as ころ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ころ.)