とし
年
ごろ
頃

noun

  1. approximate age, apparent age.

noun, takes genitive case の

  1. marriageable age (esp. of a woman), age of maturity, age of adulthood.

noun

After modifying phrase.
  1. appropriate age (to ...), old enough (to ...).

noun, adverb

Archaism.
  1. past few years, for some years.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
とし
年
ごろ
頃
 年頃 としごろ ✔
とし
年
　
ご
　
ろ
 年ごろ としごろ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

year, counter for years
とし　ネン　ね (1st, N5)
time, about, toward
ころ　ケイ　キョウ (11th)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ　さじ (Kentei 1)
page, leaf
ケツ　ぺえじ　おおがい (Kentei Pre-1)
neck(首) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
oneself
ジ　みずか.ら　おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)