Vocab Info

A6 Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

ぼちぼちleisurely, slowly, gradually, steadily, little by little, soon, shortly, here and there, scattered, dotted, not bad, passable, so-so

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle

      1.

      leisurely, slowly, gradually, steadily, little by little

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    2. Adverb

      2.

      soon, shortly

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    3. Adverb

      3.

      here and there, scattered, dotted

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    4. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

      4.

      not bad, passable, so-so

      Kansai dialect

    All Forms

    ぼちぼちボチボチ

    CommonUncommon

    Details

    • Audio

    • General Top 13,800

    Examples

    --:--

      (いそ)がないで、ぼちぼち()かけよう。

      Don't rush, let's head out leisurely. {leisurely, slowly, gradually, steadily, little by little, soon, shortly, here and there, scattered, dotted, not bad, passable, so-so}

      もう12時(じゅうにじ)だから、ぼちぼちお(ひる)(はん)にしよう。

      It's already 12 o'clock, so let's gradually get ready for lunch. {leisurely, slowly, gradually, steadily, little by little, soon, shortly, here and there, scattered, dotted, not bad, passable, so-so}

      (やさ)しい先生(せんせい):「ゆっくりと、ぼちぼち(まな)んでいけばいいよ。」

      Kind Teacher: "You can learn leisurely and steadily, it's okay." {leisurely, slowly, gradually, steadily, little by little, soon, shortly, here and there, scattered, dotted, not bad, passable, so-so}

      算数(さんすう)のテストはぼちぼちで、(おや)には()められも(おこ)られもしなかった。

      The math test was so-so, and I neither got praised nor scolded by my parents. {leisurely, slowly, gradually, steadily, little by little, soon, shortly, here and there, scattered, dotted, not bad, passable, so-so}

      (さくら)がぼちぼち()(はじ)めているが、まだ()いているのは全体(ぜんたい)2割(にわり)くらいだ。

      The cherry blossoms are gradually starting to bloom, but only about 20% of them have bloomed so far. {leisurely, slowly, gradually, steadily, little by little, soon, shortly, here and there, scattered, dotted, not bad, passable, so-so}

    • Get more example sentences!

      Premium users get access to all example sentences on all Vocab.

    Self-Study Sentences

    Study your own way!

    Add sentences and study them alongside Bunpro sentences.