Japanese Conversation · Level 76
76 words
Japanese word
年頃
Pronunciation
Romajitoshigoro
Meaning
- nounapproximate age
Example
彼は私と同じ年頃です。kare wa watashi to ona ji toshi goro de su
He is about my age.
More examples
息子がその年頃になったら、料理を教えたいです。musuko ga so no toshi goro ni na tta ra ryō ri o oshi e ta i de su
When my son reaches that age, I want to teach him how to cook.
Core concept
Marks an age range rather than an exact age, often in relation to another person or a stated reference point.
Common phrases
同じ年頃ona ji toshi goro
around the same age
年頃が近いtoshi goro ga chika i
close in age
Similar words
年齢nenrei: The exact number of years that a person has lived.
年代nendai: A period of about ten years within a person's life or in history.
年齢層nenreisō: A group of people within a particular range of ages.
Definition in Japanese
基準となる年齢に近い、おおよその年齢。ki jun to na ru nen rei ni chika i ō yo so no nen rei
Word origin
The noun 年頃 (toshigoro) joins 年 (toshi, "year" or "age") and 頃 (koro, "time" or "around"); 頃 is pronounced goro here through rendaku.
Usage tips
- In conversation, 年頃 (toshigoro) can describe two people as roughly the same age without claiming that their birthdays or exact ages match.
Other meanings
- apparent agenoun