時々
Chinese
| For pronunciation and definitions of 時々 – see 時時 (“often; constantly; always”). (This term is a variant form of 時時). |
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 時 | 時 |
| とき Grade: 2 |
とき > どき Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 時時 |
Etymology
Reduplication (with rendaku) of 時 (toki, “time”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) ときどき [tòkídókí] (Heiban – [0])[2]
- (Tokyo) ときどき [tòkíꜜdòkì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
- IPA(key): [to̞kʲido̞kʲi]
Adverb
時々 • (tokidoki)
Antonyms
- 余り (amari): (with negative verbs) not very often; not much
See also
- よく (yoku): frequently; often
- 全然 (zenzen): (with negative verbs) not at all; completely never
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.