Keyword
around that time
Info
FrequencyTop 400-500
Type
Jōyō 
?
KankenLevel 2
Heisig479
Readings
ころ
(53%)
ごろ
(46%)
Composed of
spoon
page
Mnemonic

Around that time I left a spoon to mark what page I was on.

Used in kanji (1 in total)
lean to the side
Used in vocabulary (73 in total)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
about this time
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
Examples (200 in total)
When I was a boy, I often read a book in bed.
It will be dark by the time he gets there.
By the time she gets there, it will be nearly dark.
It's about time you got the tea ready.
I remember reading that book when I was a student.
I met him when I was a student.
I used to play with dolls a lot when I was a little girl.
She has been ill since about summer.
I went swimming a lot when I was a child.
Dinner will be ready by the time you have finished your work.
I met him once when I was a student.
I once met him when I was a student.
She will be there by now.
What were you doing this time last year?
He ought to have arrived there by now.
They ought to have reached there by now.
If it weren't for her help, I would not be alive now.
I'm sure that she has arrived at the village by now.
It will be raining at this time tomorrow.
I was watching TV at this time yesterday.
What were you doing about this time yesterday?
My letter should have reached him about this time.
It may rain around noon.
Did you have a lot of happy experiences during your childhood?
This park reminds me of my childhood.
This picture reminds me of my childhood.
This song reminds me of my childhood.
This is the house where I lived when I was a child.
This is the house in which they lived when they were children.
This is something she has done since she was a child.
Whenever I hear that song, I think of my childhood.
That song reminds me of my childhood.
I lived in that house when I was a kid.
I lived in this house as a kid.
When I was a kid, I used to often play in that park.
I used to play here as a child.
When I was a child, I used to swim in that pond.
I swam very well when I was a child.
When I was a child, I played with my friends every day.
As a child, I couldn't eat fish.
I've loved comic books since I was a kid.
I have been fond of adventure since I was a child.
What is your earliest memory from childhood?
My childhood dream came true.
When I was a kid, I used to often play by myself.
I used to swim a lot when I was a kid.
When I was a child, I often went swimming in the sea.
When we're children, everything around us looks so big.
I had such fun times when I was a kid.
I used to swim every day when I was a child.
He and I have been friends since childhood.
He was always watching TV when he was a child.
When we were kids, we played together every day.
We used to bathe in this river in our childhood.
I have lived here since I was a boy.
My mother died when I was a child.
We've known each other since we were children.
It's about time for the train to arrive.
We were younger then.
Back then, I went to bed earlier.
Everything was simpler in those days.
I often hear her refer to her childhood.
Two of his children had died when they were babies.
Yes, we have been friends since our childhood.
I often got sick when I was a kid.
Had I taken that plane, I would be dead by now.
Her story took me back to my childhood.
Autumn is just around the corner. It's about time the weather started cooling off.
It will have stopped raining by the time he comes back.
You're old enough to take care of yourself.
He is old enough to understand it.
I'm old enough to live by myself.
What will we be doing this time next week?
There was no TV or radio in those days.
I moved to England from Germany when I was nine.
My parents never let me watch TV when I was little.
I didn't like my name when I was young.
I've loved cartoons since I was little.
It's been my dream since I was a little boy.
When I was a child, I was always drinking milk.
He will have reached Osaka by now.
London must be cold now.
She will be in Paris by now.
I was very poor in those days.
We know the time when we were poor.
I left around 2:30.
By the time you get home, all the cherry blossoms will have fallen.
I'm very busy these days!
We often hear about an energy crisis these days.
I'm very busy these days.
That's pretty common these days.
She has put on weight recently.
Books for young people sell well these days.
My brother has been acting strange lately.
Boys have their own bikes these days.
These days, the motives for marriage are not necessarily pure.
What sports are you into nowadays?
What kind of songs are popular these days?
Nowadays children don't play outdoors.
There aren't many good tunes coming out nowadays.
It's not easy to find a job these days.
Traveling is easy these days.
Few people visit me these days.
I haven't slept well recently.
Young people wear their hair long these days.
I'll pick you up around 2:30.
Sally recalled the days when her grandma was strong and healthy.
In the beginning, man was almost the same as the other animals.
Nowadays we are apt to forget the benefits of nature.
It is possible that he came here when he was a child.
When we were small, everything seemed so big.
Her father died when she was young.
My elder sister was a delinquent in junior high school.
She comes home at about six as a rule.
I usually get up at about six-thirty.
The rocket ought to have reached the moon by now.
I would often visit the museum when I lived in Kyoto.
Computers didn't yet exist around that time.
John is free from worry these days.
The accident happened on Sunday at about 3:00.
When I was a student, I studied three hours every day.
He came at about two o'clock.
By the time you get out of jail, she'll probably have gotten married.
By the time you get out of prison, she'll be married.
He could swim across the river when he was in his teens.
If he had left at ten, he would have arrived here by now.
The fog began to disappear around ten o'clock.
When I was a student, I used to go to that pizza parlor.
At that time, we were quite rich.
When Mary was a child, her family was very poor.
When I was a boy, I always got up early.
This song reminds me of young days.
This is the house I lived in when I was young.
When I hear that song, I remember my younger days.
Your mother must have been beautiful when she was young.
Your story reminded me of my younger days.
He was terribly poor when he was young.
When he was young, he sometimes played soccer.
It is said that he studied law when he was young.
When he was young, he would often watch baseball.
He went through many hardships in his youth.
He lived a wretched life when young.
He seems to have been poor when he was young.
It seems that he was poor in his youth.
He could run fast when he was young.
She was fond of going to parties, as was her mother when she was young.
She must have been a pretty girl when she was young.
She must have been very beautiful when she was young.
She must've been beautiful when she was young.
I have been a lover of sports since I was young.
When I was young, I would often watch baseball.
I regret not having worked hard in my youth.
When I was young, I would play near that river.
I would often swim in this river when I was young.
As a young man, he did not know that he was to become famous later on.
When I was young, we could swim in the river.
I had to work hard when I was young.
I used to be thin when I was young.
In his younger days he worked very hard.
Letters are delivered here about noon.
He would sometimes study late at night when young.
When the money runs out, there'll still be one month left.
I usually get home around seven o'clock.
That'll be around 7:00.
I'll call you up around eight this evening.
She cherishes the precious memories of her childhood.
I'll call you around five o'clock.
It gets dark about half past five these days.
I arrived in Kobe around two-thirty.
He is neglecting his research these days.
When I was a child, my mother would often read fairy tales to me.
I used to play tennis when I was a student.
He'll be here around four o'clock.
He came about four o'clock.
I think she'll be able to answer the phone around 4:00.
I should've studied more when I was young.
I wish I had studied English harder while young.
About dinner time, Rev. King was on the balcony outside his room.
When I was at high school the subjects I liked were geography and history.
I go to bed about ten.
Tom was kind of cute when he was a kid.
It's possible that Tom came here when he was young.
When Tom was young, he ate three eggs every day.
Tom and Mary have known each other since they were children.
Tom's family moved around quite a lot when he was a kid.
Tom came about 2:30.
Tom never talks about his childhood.
Tom lost both of his parents when he was quite young.
Tom is supposed to be here by now.
I thought Tom would be here by now.
Tom has lived in New York since he was a child.
Tom has probably kissed Mary by now.
I've known Tom since I was little.
I've known Tom since I was three years old.
Most dinner parties end about eleven o'clock.
I've been sleeping at night lately. Like around 12 to 9.
He acquired French when he was young.
I liked studying French in high school.
I liked French in high school.
Do you know anything about Tom's childhood?