Meaning of 所々(ところどころ) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 所々, 所所, 処々, 処処 JLPT 2

Kana Reading ところどころ, しょしょ

Romaji tokorodokoro, shosho

Examples of 所々, 所所, 処々, 処処, ところどころ, しょしょ in a sentence

見渡す限り広々とした草原で、ところどころに小さな森があった。

The spacious plain spread as far as the eye can see, dotted with groves here and there.
その本は所々非常にすばらしい。

Parts of the book are quite good.
その習慣は今なお日本の所々で行われている。

The practice still prevails locally in parts of Japan.
その国の所々はあまりにも乾燥しており、ほとんど砂漠みたいだ。

Parts of the country are so dry as to be almost desert.

処 JLPT 3

5 strokes

dispose, manage, deal with, sentence, condemn, act, behave, place

On'Yomi: ショ

Kun'Yomi: ところ, -こ, お.る

所 JLPT 4

8 strokes

place

On'Yomi: ショ

Kun'Yomi: ところ, -ところ, どころ, とこ

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