"ぼつぼつ" meaning in Japanese

See ぼつぼつ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: botsubotsu [romanization], ぼつぼつとした [adnominal], ぼつぼつたる [adnominal], ぼつぼつと [adverbial], ぼつぼつとして [adverbial]
Head templates: {{ja-adj|infl=tari}} ぼつぼつ • (botsubotsu) ^†-tari (adnominal ぼつぼつとした (botsubotsu to shita) or ぼつぼつたる (botsubotsu taru), adverbial ぼつぼつと (botsubotsu to) or ぼつぼつとして (botsubotsu to shite))
  1. 勃々: spirited
    Sense id: en-ぼつぼつ-ja-adj-GPML79fx Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 25 32 0 10 33 0 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 23 36 0 10 31 0 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 18 24 10 26 13 9 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 23 36 0 10 31 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Adverb

Forms: botsubotsu [romanization]
Etymology: Onomatopoeia Head templates: {{ja-pos|adverb}} ぼつぼつ • (botsubotsu)
  1. soon, especially used in conversation to suggest leaving soon Synonyms (time to leave): そろそろ (sorosoro)
    Sense id: en-ぼつぼつ-ja-adv-jTRFlOzy Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese onomatopoeias, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 20 48 0 7 25 0 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 25 32 0 10 33 0 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 23 36 0 10 31 0 Disambiguation of Japanese onomatopoeias: 11 44 0 19 27 0 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 18 24 10 26 13 9 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 23 36 0 10 31 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 60 0 4 20 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 71 0 4 15 0 Disambiguation of 'time to leave': 100 0 0 0
  2. gradually
    Sense id: en-ぼつぼつ-ja-adv-6HqcF2Vq
  3. here and there
    Sense id: en-ぼつぼつ-ja-adv-VdhNxwUF Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 25 32 0 10 33 0 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 18 24 10 26 13 9
  4. spots, pimples, a rash
    Sense id: en-ぼつぼつ-ja-adv-kQJBXLDJ Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 25 32 0 10 33 0 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 23 36 0 10 31 0 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 18 24 10 26 13 9 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 23 36 0 10 31 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adverb

Forms: botsubotsu [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|adverb}} ぼつぼつ • (botsubotsu)
  1. 勃々: energetically
    Sense id: en-ぼつぼつ-ja-adv-HqSvFf9u
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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      ],
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          "gradually",
          "gradually"
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      "glosses": [
        "here and there"
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          "here and there",
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      "form": "botsubotsu",
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        "romanization"
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    },
    {
      "form": "ぼつぼつとした",
      "roman": "botsubotsu to shita",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "ぼつぼつたる",
      "roman": "botsubotsu taru",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "ぼつぼつと",
      "roman": "botsubotsu to",
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    {
      "form": "ぼつぼつとして",
      "roman": "botsubotsu to shite",
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        "勃々: spirited"
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      "roman": "sorosoro",
      "sense": "time to leave",
      "word": "そろそろ"
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      "roman": "botsubotsu to",
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Download raw JSONL data for ぼつぼつ meaning in Japanese (3.4kB)

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