"たまに" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [Japanese]

IPA: [ta̠ma̠ ɲ̟i] Forms: たまに ^ [canonical], tama ni [romanization], tamani [romanization], たまに [hiragana, historical], 偶に [alternative, kanji]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|adverb|たま に|hhira=たまに}} たまに • (tama ni) ^(←たまに (tamani)?)
  1. once in a while, occasionally, now and then

Alternative forms

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      "form": "たまに ^",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tama ni",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tamani",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "たまに",
      "roman": "tamani",
      "tags": [
        "hiragana",
        "historical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "偶に",
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        "kanji"
      ]
    }
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          ],
          "english": "What's wrong with once in a while?",
          "roman": "Tama ni wa ii n janai?",
          "text": "たまにはいいんじゃない?",
          "translation": "What's wrong with once in a while?",
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        }
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        [
          "now and then",
          "now and then"
        ]
      ]
    }
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    },
    {
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    }
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}
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    },
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      ]
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "偶に",
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      ]
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        "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
        "Japanese terms with usage examples",
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          "roman": "Tama ni wa ii n janai?",
          "text": "たまにはいいんじゃない?",
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        }
      ],
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        "once in a while, occasionally, now and then"
      ],
      "links": [
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          "once in a while",
          "once in a while"
        ],
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          "occasionally",
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          "now and then"
        ]
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    },
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}

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