Kanji: 頃

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JLPT Level:	Not included on the JLPT test
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 2 (general-use kanji)
Grade:	Joyo kanji not taught during first 9 grades in Japan
Radical:	匕 Radical name: さじのひ
Meaning:	Time, about, toward
Usage:	Appears rarely in Japanese newspapers; about 2000 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N3	近頃(ちかごろ)	lately, recently, nowadays
N2	手頃(てごろ)	moderate, handy
N1	頃(けい)	time, about, toward, approximately (time)
N1	年頃(としごろ)	age, marriageable age, age of puberty, adolescence, for some years
N1	日頃(ひごろ)	normally, habitually
N1	一頃(ひところ)	once, some time ago