近頃

ちかごろ

lately; recently; nowadays; terribly

JLPT N3 Common word Also written 近ごろ

Meanings

Adverb, Noun, No-adjective
lately; recently; nowadays

Rare and archaic meanings (1)

Adverb
terribly; awfully; extremelyDated

Example sentences

どう？近ちかごろ。

How are you doing?
近頃ちかごろ牛肉ぎゅうにくは高たかい。

Beef is expensive nowadays.
近頃ちかごろは就職難しゅうしょくなんだ。

Nowadays jobs are hard to come by.
近頃ちかごろ良よく眠ねむれない。

I haven't slept well recently.
近頃ちかごろは旅行りょこうは楽らくだ。

Travelling is easy these days.

More examples (10)

近ちかごろ天気てんきが悪わるい。

We have had bad weather recently.
近頃ちかごろ、雨あめが多おおいね。

It's been raining a lot lately.
近頃ちかごろはいかがですか。

How are you these days?
近ちかごろは物価ぶっかが高たかい。

Prices are high these days.
彼女かのじょは近頃ちかごろ太ふとってきた。

She has put on weight recently.
近頃ちかごろ彼かれにしばしば会あう。

I have seen much of him lately.
近頃ちかごろは景気けいきが良よくない。

Business is so slow these days.
近頃ちかごろいらいらしています。

I've been on edge recently.
近ちかごろは肉にくがとても高たかい。

Meat is very expensive nowadays.
ジョンは近頃ちかごろのみ過すぎだ。

These days John drinks too much.