Meaning

Primary

Approximate Age

Alternatives

Adolescence, Marriageable Age

Word Type

noun

Explanation

The year approximate is your approximate age. This is also an indirect way to refer to adolescence, and when people reach marriageable age!

Reading

としごろ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading is the reading of the vocab version of plus , put together. Note: You will also sometimes see this written partially in kana like 年ごろ.

Context

Context Sentences

あの子いつも一人だろう?彼、同じ年頃の友達がいないそうでどうも心配だ。

That kid's always alone, right? He doesn't seem to have friends his age so I can't help worrying about him.

年頃の子が三人もいたら大変じゃない?

Isn't it hard to take care of three adolescent kids?

うちの娘はもう年ごろなのに、キャリアに集中したいと言っていて、全然その気がないらしいのよ。

My daughter has become old enough to get married, but seems to have absolutely no desire to do so, saying that she'd rather focus on her career.

Kanji Composition