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日頃
Meaning in Englishnormally, habitually
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What it means
What does 日頃 mean? It denotes activities done on a daily basis or as part of a regular schedule, often used in formal or written Japanese to flag ongoing patterns rather than isolated acts.
Main meanings
- daily routine or everyday life
- habitual behavior or usually
- 日頃から used to express ongoing effort or gratitude
How to use it
Used in formal and informal contexts to describe habitual actions, daily routines, or ongoing conditions. Common in phrases such as 日頃から and 日頃の, and in written pieces and speeches to signal regularity rather than one-off events.
Variants and close terms
- 日常 (にちじょう) daily, ordinary
- 普段 (ふだん) usually
- 常日頃 (つねひごろ) archaic variant
Composition
- 日: day, sun; marks the daily cycle
- 頃: time, period; indicates a duration or vicinity
Etymology
日 (day) + 頃 (time, period) combine to form a native compound that conveys a time frame tied to days; the reading higoro is the common kun'yomi form.
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noun (名詞)
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day and night, always
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期日
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連日
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every day
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終日
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all day
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一頃
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once, some time ago
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fixed date, appointed day
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