Vocab Info
N1 Noun, の-adjective, Adverb
年頃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
Common
Noun
1.
approximate age, apparent age
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Noun, の-adjective
2.
marriageable age (esp. of a woman), age of maturity, age of adulthood
Noun
3.
appropriate age (to ...), old enough (to ...)
after modifying phrase
Noun, Adverb
4.
past few years, for some years
Archaic,See Also:
All Forms
年頃 【としごろ】、年ごろ 【としごろ】
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Examples
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十代後半は悩みの多い年頃である。
One's late teens are an age of adulthood full of worries.
- N1
長女が年頃を迎えたのでお見合いを設けました。
Since our eldest daughter has reached marriageable age, we arranged a formal matchmaking meeting.
- N1
新聞:「逃走中の犯人は年頃が三十歳くらいの男性です。」
Newspaper: 'The fugitive is a man of around thirty years of age.'
- N1
働き盛りの年頃に持病のせいで働けないなんて、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.
- N1
年頃の娘がまだ結婚していないとあって、娘の両親は焦っているようです。
Their daughter is at a marriageable age but still unmarried, so her parents seem anxious.
- N1
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