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Meaning of 点々(てんてん) in Japanese

点々, 点点
JLPT 2
Kana Reading
てんてん
Romaji
tenten
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adverb (fukushi), adverb taking the `to' particle
    Meaning
    here and there; little by little; sporadically; scattered in drops; dot; spot
    Example sentence
    池に落ち葉が点々と浮かんでいた。 The pond was dotted with fallen leaves.

Examples of 点々, 点点, てんてん in a sentence

  • 池に落ち葉が点々と浮かんでいた。

    The pond was dotted with fallen leaves.

Kanji in this word

点 JLPT 3

9 strokes

spot, point, mark, speck, decimal point

On'Yomi: テン

Kun'Yomi: つ.ける, つ.く, た.てる, さ.す, とぼ.す, とも.す, ぼち

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