この頃
このごろ · konogoro · JLPT N4 · adverb
these days
📅 この頃 = this (kono) + time/period (koro→goro): this period = these days
この means this, and 頃 (ころ) means an approximate time or period. Joined together, the k softens to g (rendaku), giving konogoro. Literally this stretch of time, so it means lately or nowadays.