ごろ
Meanings
Adverb
Noun
Suffix
Usually written in kana
1. (approximate) time; around; about; toward
ごろ when used as a suffix
2. suitable time (or condition)
3. time of year; season
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (28 in total)
about this time
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
normally; habitually
Examples (19 in total)
Is it about ten o'clock?
I'll quit my job at the end of the month.
It seems like it will snow in the evening.
I go to bed at around ten at night.
We eat supper about six o'clock.
I went to sleep about 10 o'clock.
He will be waiting for you about two o'clock.
The sun sets at around five here.
Tom showed up at about 2:30.
I usually go to bed around eleven.
It finally stopped raining towards evening.
Father comes home from work about nine in the evening.
My brother and sister get up about seven-thirty every morning.
Tanaka has said that he got up this morning around eight o'clock.
Today, I was supposed to study at the library but I woke up around 12 o'clock.
I'll come back at around 7 or 8 o'clock.
Did Ken and Joe eat lunch about noon?
In England, in the summer, the sun rises at about 4 a.m.
As a rule, he arrives at the office at about nine-thirty in the morning.