日頃

ひごろ · higoro · JLPT N1 · adverb

normally

📅 日 = day + 頃 = about the time: what happens around each day is normal

日頃 is 日 (day) plus 頃 (approximate time), so it covers what you do day after day. Use it for routines and usual habits.

日 — pictograph of the sun
日 is a pictograph of the sun, originally drawn as a circle with a dot or stroke inside representing the sun's substance. Over time the round shape was squared off into the modern rectangular form. It means 'sun' and by extension 'day'.

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