Meaning of 往々(おうおう) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 往々, 往往

Kana Reading おうおう

Romaji ōō

Examples of 往々, 往往, おうおう in a sentence

母親は往々にして子供をかわいがり過ぎる。

Mothers often pamper their children.
産業化は往々にして公害を伴うものだ。

Industrialization often goes hand in hand with pollution.
ずば抜けた着想というのは、往々にして天啓のごとくヒラメクようだ。

Sometimes the most inspired ideas seem to just come from out of the blue.

往 JLPT 1

8 strokes

journey, travel, chase away, let go, going, before, formerly

On'Yomi: オウ

Kun'Yomi: い.く, いにしえ, さき.に, ゆ.く

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