Vocab Info

N1 Noun, の-adjective, Adverb

年頃(としごろ)approximate age, apparent age, marriageable age (esp. of a woman), age of independence, age of adulthood, appropriate age (to ...), old enough (to ...), for some years

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1. 1.

        approximate age, apparent age

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    2. Noun, の-adjective

      1. 2.

        marriageable age (esp. of a woman), age of maturity, age of adulthood

    3. Noun

      1. 3.

        appropriate age (to ...), old enough (to ...)

        after modifying phrase
    4. Noun, Adverb

      1. 4.

        past few years, for some years

        Archaic,

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    All Forms

    年頃 【としごろ】、年ごろ 【としごろ】

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    Examples

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    • 十(じゅう)代(だい)後半(こうはん)は悩(なや)みの多(おお)い年頃(としごろ)である。

      One's late teens are an age of adulthood full of worries.

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    • 長女(ちょうじょ)が年頃(としごろ)を迎(むか)えたのでお見合(みあ)いを設(もう)けました。

      Since our eldest daughter has reached marriageable age, we arranged a formal matchmaking meeting.

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    • 新聞(しんぶん):「逃走(とうそう)中(ちゅう)の犯人(はんにん)は年頃(としごろ)が三十(さんじゅっ)歳(さい)くらいの男性(だんせい)です。」

      Newspaper: 'The fugitive is a man of around thirty years of age.'

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    • 働(はたら)き盛(ざか)りの年頃(としごろ)に持病(じびょう)のせいで働(はたら)けないなんて、もどかしいだろう。

      It must be frustrating to be unable to work during your prime working years because of a chronic illness.

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    • 年頃(としごろ)の娘(むすめ)がまだ結婚(けっこん)していないとあって、娘(むすめ)の両親(りょうしん)は焦(あせ)っているようです。

      Their daughter is at a marriageable age but still unmarried, so her parents seem anxious.

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