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ころ

Reading

Kana: ころ
Romaji: koro
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
1

roller; runner; dried whale blubber

Note: obscure term
See also: ころコンベヤ ころ軸受け

Example Sentences

何(なん)時(じ)ごろ。
➥About what time?
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心(こころ)が動(うご)くね。
➥That sounds very tempting.
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７時頃(じごろ)にね。
➥See you about 7.
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目(め)は心(こころ)の鏡(かがみ)。
➥The eye is the mirror of the soul.
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見目(みめ)より心(こころ)。
➥Handsome is that handsome does.
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心(こころ)が痛(いた)みます。
➥My heart's aching.
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ゴロ

Reading

Kana: ゴロ
Romaji: goro
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
1

grounder

(Baseball term)
See also: 匍球

Example Sentences

目(め)がゴロゴロします。
➥My eyes feel gritty.
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昨日(きのう)は、何(なに)もする事(こと)が無(な)かったので、一日中家(いちにちじゅうか)でゴロゴロしていた。
➥Yesterday I didn't have anything to do so I was just lolling around all day long.
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古ロ

Reading

Kana: こロ
Romaji: koro
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
1

ancient Rome

Note: abbreviation
See also: 古代ローマ

Kanji

古
Readings: コ、 ふる.い、 ふる-、 -ふる.す
Meaning: old

語呂

語路

Reading

Kana: ごろ
Romaji: goro
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
1

sound (of a sentence); euphony

Kanji

語
Readings: ゴ、 かた.る、 かた.らう
Meanings: word, speech, language
呂
Readings: ロ、 リョ、 せぼね
Meanings: spine, backbone
路
Readings: ロ、 ル、 -じ、 みち
Meanings: path, route, road, distance

頃

比

Readings

Kana: ころ、ごろ
Romaji: koro, goro
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

noun
n-adv
n-suf
1

(approximate) time; around; about; toward

Note: ごろ when used as a suffix
Note: word usually written using kana alone
2

suitable time (or condition)

See also: 食べ頃
3

time of year; season

Kanji

頃
Readings: ケイ、 キョウ、 ころ、 ごろ、 しばら.く
Meanings: time, about, toward
比
Readings: ヒ、 くら.べる
Meanings: compare, race, ratio, Philipines

Example Sentences

何(なん)時(じ)ごろ。
➥About what time?
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桜(さくら)が見(み)ごろだ。
➥The cherry blossoms are at their best.
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彼(かれ)は二(に)時頃(じごろ)来(き)た。
➥He came about two.
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７時頃(じごろ)にね。
➥See you about 7.
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どう？近(ちか)ごろ。
➥How are you doing?
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十(じゅう)時(じ)ごろですか。
➥Is it about ten o'clock?
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自

Readings

Kana: じ、ころ
Romaji: ji, koro
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

pref
1

self-

2

from ...

See also: 至
3

this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned

Kanji

自
Readings: ジ、 シ、 みずか.ら、 おの.ずから、 おの.ずと
Meaning: oneself

Example Sentences

彼(かれ)は自立(じりつ)した。
➥He is now on his own.
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思想(しそう)は自由(じゆう)だ。
➥Thought is free.
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自分(じぶん)でも負(ま)けた。
➥Even I was defeated.
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汝(なんじ)自身(じしん)を知(し)れ。
➥Know thyself.
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俺(おれ)は自由(じゆう)な男(おとこ)。
➥I'm a free man.
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私(わたし)自身(じしん)がやった。
➥I myself did it.
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葫蘆

胡蘆、 胡盧

Reading

Kana: ころ
Romaji: koro
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
1

calabash (Lagenaria siceraria)

Note: obscure term
See also: 夕顔

Kanji

葫
Reading: コ
Meaning: garlic
蘆
Readings: ロ、 あし、 よし
Meanings: reed, rush
胡
Readings: ウ、 コ、 ゴ、 なんぞ
Meanings: barbarian, foreign
盧
Reading: ロ
Meaning: hut