# 頃 around that time

(heel) + (headright)
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
BETA SUF

## Onyomi

## Mnemonic

| Around that time that you talked about my mama, my heel kicked your head.

## Jukugo

xxx 頃(ころ　or ごろ) | around that time ★★★☆☆ SUF SUFFIX meaning, 'around the time of xxx' (often pronounced ごろ）.
子供の頃(こどものころ) | when I was but a wee lassie. ★★★☆☆ 子 (child) + 供 (follower) + 頃 (around that time) = 子供の頃 (when I was but a wee lassie.)
８時頃(はちじごろ) | around 8-ish ★★☆☆☆ KUN ON 時 (time) + 頃 (around that time) = ８時頃 (around 8-ish) around 8 o'clock. (check the GORO action!)

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
頂 | summit/climax | NAIL | 丁
頃 | around that time | HEEL |
預 | deposit | BEFORE | 予
項 | item/paragraph | CRAFT | 工

I plant a NAIL on the summit to claim the mountain.
Around that time, my HEEL fell off, BEFORE I could deposit it in the bank.
You CRAFT a paragraph of cunning lies about me.

## Synonyms

around here, in the vicinity 周り 辺 辺り 頃 xxxぐらい