Vocab Info
A19 Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
点々sparsely, drop-by-drop, , on par with, as good as, (vertical) iteration mark used to represent repetition of the previous kanji (to be read using its kun'yomi)
Dictionary Definition
Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle
1.
sparsely, drop-by-drop
Usually written using kana aloneNa-adjective (keiyodoshi)
2.
on par with, as good as
Usually written using kana aloneNoun
3.
(vertical) iteration mark used to represent repetition of the previous kanji (to be read using its kun'yomi)
Usually written using kana alone,See Also:
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点々 【ちょぼちょぼ】、点点 【ちょぼちょぼ】、チョボチョボ
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髭がちょぼちょぼと生えているので剃りました。
I shaved because my beard was growing in sparsely. {sparsely, drop-by-drop, , on par with, as good as, (vertical) iteration mark used to represent repetition of the previous kanji (to be read using its kun'yomi)}
収入がちょぼちょぼなら、家事も半々で分担するべきだ。
If the income is sparse, household chores should be shared equally. {sparsely, drop-by-drop, , on par with, as good as, (vertical) iteration mark used to represent repetition of the previous kanji (to be read using its kun'yomi)}
草がちょぼちょぼとしか生えていない荒地の手入れは簡単だ。
Maintaining a wasteland where grass is growing sparsely is easy. {sparsely, drop-by-drop, , on par with, as good as, (vertical) iteration mark used to represent repetition of the previous kanji (to be read using its kun'yomi)}
息子と娘の成績はちょぼちょぼで、特にどちらが秀でているとかない。
The grades of my son and daughter are on par with each other, with neither particularly excelling. {sparsely, drop-by-drop, , on par with, as good as, (vertical) iteration mark used to represent repetition of the previous kanji (to be read using its kun'yomi)}
病院で脱毛を始めてから、髭がちょぼちょぼとしか生えないようになった。
Since I started hair removal at the hospital, my beard has been growing in sparsely. {sparsely, drop-by-drop, , on par with, as good as, (vertical) iteration mark used to represent repetition of the previous kanji (to be read using its kun'yomi)}
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