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頃

頃 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. （他動詞）かたむける。（自動詞）かたむく。
  2. （首を傾げる位の）短時間。しばらく。
  3. ころ。およそ。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

一説には象形文字。人が耳を傾けている形。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

time, about, toward

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ケイ
  • キョウ
Kun (native)
  • ころJHS
  • ごろ
  • しばら(く)
Nanori (used in names)
  • ころも
Other languages
  • 拼音qing3
  • 拼音qing1
  • 한글gyeong
  • 한글gyu
  • Hán-ViệtKhoảnh
  • Hán-ViệtKhuynh
  • Hán-ViệtKhuể

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
11 strokes
Radical
頁(おおがい)
JIS level
Level 1
Unicode
U+9803

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰匕頁

Words using this kanji

  • 頃ころ(approximate) time, around, about, toward
  • 頃けいqing (Chinese unit of land area equal to 100 mu)
  • 頃合ころあいsuitable time, good time, propriety, moderation
  • 頃刻けいこくshort period
  • 頃日けいじつちかごろ。このごろ。recently, these days
  • 頃おいころおいtime, period, days

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Lookup codes

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