Vocabulary

What does 年頃 (としごろ, toshigoro) mean?

年頃 (としごろ, toshigoro) means approximate age; marriageable age, coming of age.

Quick facts
Readingとしごろ
Romajitoshigoro
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
としごろ
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommontoshigoro

approximate age; marriageable age, coming of age

  1. 1noun approximate age; apparent age
  2. 2noun · no-adjective marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age of adulthood
  3. 3noun age (when ...)
  4. 4adverb · no-adjective for years (past); for a long time

Example sentences

  • That child is at the age of rebellion.

  • My daughter is also at an age where she should be thinking about marriage.

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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.

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