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近頃・近ごろ|ちかごろchikagoro[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

JLPT N3approx.Common
Which spelling to use
近頃近頃 is the more common written form and consists entirely of kanji. It is the recommended choice for beginners.
近ごろ近ごろ is a less common written variant of 近頃, combining kanji and kana; beginners should generally choose 近頃 instead.
Definitions
  1. adverb, no-adjectivelately; recently; nowadays
    近頃ちかごろは旅行りょこうは楽らくだ。↗
    Travelling is easy these days.
    近ちかごろ彼女かのじょから便たよりがない。↗
    I have not heard from her recently.
  2. adverbterribly; awfully; extremely
Japanese definitions
  1. この頃ころ。最近さいきん。
  2. 甚はなはだ。非常ひじょうに。
Kanji in this word
近頃
English equivalents
latelynowadaysrecently
See also
久しいひさしい現代げんだい本日ほんじつ今日きょう

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