近頃 (chikagoro)
lately,recently,nowadays
- JLPT N3
- noun
- Pitch 2
- #10456 most frequent
Meaning
近頃 (ちかごろ, chikagoro) is a JLPT N3 noun meaning “lately,recently,nowadays”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 12
近頃、 彼女の 様子がおかしい。
She's been acting strangely these days.
敬語の使い方にしても近頃は間違った言い方が目につく。
With honorific language, too, we often notice incorrect usage these days.
新しい土地に来て水が変わったせいか近頃お腹の調子がよくない。
Maybe because I have moved to a new place and the water is different, my stomach is uncomfortable these days.
近頃 牛肉は 高い。
Beef is expensive nowadays.
近頃はいかがですか。
How are you these days?
近頃は 就職 難だ。
Nowadays jobs are hard to come by.
近頃は 旅行は 楽だ。
Traveling is easy these days.
近ごろ 天気が 悪い。
We have had bad weather recently.
近ごろは 物価が 高い。
Prices are high these days.
近頃いらいらしています。
I've been on edge recently.
近頃は 景気が 良くない。
Business is so slow these days.
近ごろは 肉がとても 高い。
Meat is very expensive nowadays.