年頃・年ごろ|としごろtoshigoro[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common

Which spelling to use

年頃年頃 is the most common written form, using kanji only, and is the form beginners should normally choose when writing this word.

年ごろ年ごろ is the less common mixed kanji-and-kana variant; beginners should use 年頃 instead when writing this word.

Definitions

nounapproximate age; apparent age
大体だいたい君くんと同おなじ年頃としごろの若わかい娘むすめだった。↗
She was a young girl about your age.
no-adjectivemarriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age of adulthood
nounage (when ...)after a modifying phrase
もっと分別ぶんべつがあってもいい年頃としごろだよ。↗
You're old enough to know better.
adverb, no-adjectivefor years (past); for a long time

Synonyms & antonyms

年頃 covers several related senses: an approximate age, the age a person appears to be, the age of maturity, and marriageable age, applied especially to women; let context determine which meaning is intended.

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Japanese definitions

大体だいたいの年齢ねんれい。
（主おもに女性じょせいの）成熟せいじゅくしつつある年齢ねんれい、また結婚けっこんして差し支さしつかえないほどに成熟せいじゅくしたばかりの年齢ねんれい。おおよそ思春期ししゅんきから若年じゃくねん成人せいじん期きのあいだ。
ある物事ものごとにふさわしい年齢ねんれい。
ここ数すう年ねんの間あいだ。

Kanji in this word

年頃

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