この頃
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Noun phrase meaning 'recently' or 'lately'. Used to refer to the current period of time. Example: 『この頃、よく勉強します』 (kono koro, yoku benkyou shimasu, 'I study a lot these days').
Theme
User meets their coworker Taro at a café after work, and they start chatting about recent trends and changes in their lives.
この頃
このころ
these days / nowadays
Time & DatesTemporal Duration
Memory Hook
Imagine a calendar with 'this' (この kono) and 'time' (頃 koro) circled — it's 'these days'! 'Kono koro' → 'this time' → nowadays.
Cultural Note
In Japanese, 『この頃』 (kono koro) is often used in casual conversation to talk about recent trends or personal updates, such as 『この頃、忙しいです』 (kono koro, isogashii desu, 'I've been busy lately').
Forms
Base: この頃Noun phrase meaning 'recently' or 'lately'. Used to refer to the current period of time. Example: 『この頃、よく勉強します』 (kono koro, yoku benkyou shimasu, 'I study a lot these days').