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近頃ちかごろ

ちかごろ chikagoro Play N3 Adverb Noun

最近。ここしばらくの間。 lately; recently; nowadays

Example 1

近ごろ彼女から便りがない。

I have not heard from her recently.

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Example 2

近頃ちかごろは旅行りょこうは楽らくだ。

Travelling is easy these days.

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Kanji breakdown

近

N4

near; early; akin; tantamount

On reading
キン、コン
Kun reading
ちか.い
Radical
辵

頃

N3

time; about; toward

On reading
ケイ、キョウ
Kun reading
ころ、ごろ、しばら.く
Radical
頁
Illustration of 近代
N3

きんだい

present day

Illustration of 頃

頃

N3

ころ

time; about; toward; approximately (time)

Illustration of 近い
N5

ちかい

near

Illustration of 近く
N5

ちかく

near

Illustration of 最近
N4

さいきん

latest; nowadays