先ごろ

• 読み: さきごろ
• ローマ字: sakigoro
• 漢字の分解: 先 (saki) — before, ahead, previous
• 発音: /sa.ki.ɡo.ɾo/

意味

Recently; the other day. Refers to something that happened in the recent past.

An adverb and noun indicating the recent past, typically a few days to a few weeks ago. More formal and literary than 最近 (saikin, recently) or この間 (kono aida, the other day). Often used in news reports, formal writing, and speeches. Common patterns include 先ごろ発表された (recently announced) and 先ごろ行われた (recently held). The ごろ portion can also be written as 頃.

例文

1. 先ごろ発表された調査結果が話題になっている。
2. 先ごろ開催された会議で新方針が決まった。
3. 先ごろ知り合った方からメールが届いた。

使い方ガイド

場面: news, formal writing, speeches

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

A compound of 先 (saki, before/ahead) + ごろ (goro, around/about the time). Literally 'around the time before,' pointing back to the recent past. 先 here refers to temporal precedence, not spatial direction.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Educated