Vocabulary

What does 一頃 (ひところ, hitokoro) mean?

一頃 (ひところ, hitokoro) means at one time, formerly.

Quick facts
Readingひところ
Romajihitokoro
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
ひところ
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkhitokoro

at one time, formerly

Example sentences

  • At one time, this shop used to be thriving as well.

  • A song that was popular a while back suddenly made me nostalgic.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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