Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

2015 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 11

Meaning: time, about, toward

Kunyomi: ころ ごろ しばら.く

Onyomi: ケイ キョウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: おおがい

Meaning: leaf

Strokes: 9

Examples

Examples with audio

日(けいじつ)   recently

(ころ)   approximately (time)

三時(さんじごろ)   about 3 o'clock

この(このごろ)   recently

Onyomi Examples

ケイ qing (Chinese unit of land area equal to 100 mu)

ケイコク short period

バンケイ vast expanse

Kunyomi Examples

ころ (approximate) time, around, about, toward, suitable time (or condition), time of year, season

おい ころおい time, period, days

幼い おさないころ when one was a very young child, very early in one's life

間もない まもないころ in the early period (of something), at the beginning

ころ (approximate) time, around, about, toward, suitable time (or condition), time of year, season

今日この きょうこのごろ these days, nowadays, recently

使い つかいごろ handy