ひところ

• 読み: ひところ
• ローマ字: hitokoro
• 漢字の分解: 一 (ichi/hito) — one; 頃 (koro/goro) — time, period
• 発音: /hi.to.ko.ɾo/

意味

Once; at one time; some time ago. Refers to a period in the past that has since changed.

An adverb and noun indicating a past period that contrasts with the present: ひところ流行した (was popular at one time), ひところに比べて (compared to how things were before). Implies that the situation described no longer holds — there is always an implicit 'but now it is different.' More literary and specific than かつて (katsute, once/formerly), which simply marks the past without necessarily implying contrast. The kanji form 一頃 is rarely used.

例文

1. ひところ話題になった店も今は静かだ。
2. ひところに比べて気温が下がってきた。
3. ひところは毎日のように通っていた。

使い方ガイド

場面: reminiscence, comparison, news

トーン: reflective

起源と歴史

From 一 (hito, one) + 頃 (koro, time/period). Literally 'one time' or 'a certain period,' referring to a specific past era. The hiragana form ひところ is standard in modern writing; the kanji 一頃 is uncommon.

文化的背景

時代: Pre-modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal