JLPT N1 Advanced
年頃
approximate age, marriageable age, or adolescence
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お年頃 o-toshigoro, polite form
1 Noun
That Certain Age" (e.g., adolescence)
Describes the prime of youth, specifically adolescence or the age suitable for marriage and romance.
Example
うち の 息子 は 年頃 で 、 最近 とても 反抗的 です 。
My son is at that difficult age (adolescence) and has been very rebellious lately.
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2 Noun
Approximate Age
Specifies an approximate age based on visual impression or context, roughly equivalent to “appearing to be around.”
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