What is the Kanji for "Approximate"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Approximate", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Approximate" is "頃".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi readings are "Koro" and "Goro".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The radical "匕" means "Spoon" . And The radical "頁" means "Page" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "頃" mean in japanese?

"頃" means "Approximate".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Senior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

頃: "About" or "Time". The Japanese noun '頃 (ころ)' has two main meanings. The first meaning is 'about', and it is used to indicate an approximate time or period. For example: Around 6 o'clock - (六時頃). The second meaning is 'time', and it is used to refer to a particular moment or period. For example: At that time - (その頃)

日頃: "Usually". The noun '日頃 (ひごろ)' means 'usually'. It is used to refer to the normal or typical state of things, the everyday or routine activities or behavior. It suggests that something is done or happens on a regular basis. For example: I usually go to the gym in the morning - (日頃、朝ジムに行きます). The team practices hard day by day - (日頃チームは熱心に練習しています).

何時頃: "Around what time". The Japanese noun '何時頃 (いつごろ)' refers to 'around what time' or 'approximately what time'. It is used to ask about the general timeframe of an event or activity, without needing to specify the exact time. For example: What time do you usually have dinner? - (晩ご飯はいつごろ食べますか?). Around 7 o'clock - (7時頃).

近頃: "Recently". The noun '近頃 (ちかごろ)' means 'recently'. It refers to a period of time that is close to the present, usually within the last few days, weeks or months. This word can be used to describe events, trends or changes that have happened in the recent past. For example: Recently, the weather has been rainy - (近頃、天気が雨が多い). I have been feeling tired lately - (近頃、疲れを感じる).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "こ" is read as "ko". The hiragana "ろ" is read as "ro". And The hiragana "ご" is read as "go".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.