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ころ is an exact match with one form of the following word:
ころ
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noun, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (suffix)
1. (approximate) time; around; about; toward  (ごろ when used as a suffix; often written with kana only)
2. suitable time (or condition)  (see also: 食べ頃)
3. time of year; season
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Usefulness and usage:
Kanshudo usefulness level: 2 (among the 1,500 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 164,620 which gives a rank of 538
ころ is the most useful form. 3 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 10,000 (about 75,300,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 2889
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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Example sentences:
ちい
さい
ころ
いぬ
こわかった
When I was little, I was afraid of dogs.
ちゅうがくせい
中学生
ころ
がっこう
学校
きらいでした
When I was a junior high school student I didn't like school.
こども
子供
ころいつも
かのじょ
彼女
あそ
んだ
もの
When I was a child, I used to play with her all the time.
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Readings : ころ    ごろ   
頃 can be read in 2 ways: ころ (70%), ごろ (30%).
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 4,000 (about 263,000,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N3 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 329
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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ごろ
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 30% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 13,000 (about 53,300,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 2740
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BOOST
Readings : ころ    ごろ   
比 can be read in 2 ways: ごろ (50%), ころ (50%).
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 800 (about 1,200,000,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 1788
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ころ time   
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ページ page, leaf of a book   
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whereupon one
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
かい shellfish   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
さじ spoon   
ヒ   くらべる to compare   
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