VocabJLPT N5
(approximate) time
NounAdverbSuffix

Definitions

  1. 1. (approximate) time
  2. 2. around
  3. 3. suitable time (or condition)
  4. 4. time of year
This noun means "around the time" or "about the time." It is used to refer to an approximate point in time, such as "around childhood" or "about that era," rather than a specific moment.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

When are you going to give it back?

Sentence 2

I used to play so much when I was a kid.

Sentence 3

About what time are you getting home?

Sentence 4

Where were you around that time?

Sentence 5

"Things were really tough at the company back then," he said.