"時々" meaning in Japanese

See 時々 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: [to̞kʲido̞kʲi] Forms: 時々 [canonical] (ruby: (とき), (どき)), tokidoki [romanization]
Etymology: Reduplication (with rendaku) of 時 (toki, “time”). Etymology templates: {{m|ja|時|t=time|tr=toki}} 時 (toki, “time”) Head templates: {{ja-pos|adverb|ときどき}} 時(とき)々(どき) • (tokidoki)
  1. sometimes, at times, occasionally Related terms: よく: frequently (yoku), often, 全然: not at all (zenzen) (english: with negative verbs), completely never

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      "english": "with negative verbs",
      "roman": "amari",
      "word": "余り: not very often"
    },
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    }
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  "pos": "adv",
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          "english": "I sometimes play tennis.",
          "roman": "Watashi wa tokidoki tenisu o shimasu.",
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            ],
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              "時",
              "とき"
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            [
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          "text": "私は時々テニスをします。"
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          "roman": "yoku",
          "word": "よく: frequently"
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          "roman": "zenzen",
          "word": "全然: not at all"
        },
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          "word": "completely never"
        }
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      "other": "ときどき"
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    }
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      "roman": "amari",
      "word": "余り: not very often"
    },
    {
      "word": "not much"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "roman": "yoku",
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    },
    {
      "word": "often"
    },
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      "english": "with negative verbs",
      "roman": "zenzen",
      "word": "全然: not at all"
    },
    {
      "word": "completely never"
    }
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        "Japanese terms spelled with hyōgaiji kanji",
        "Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji",
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              "時",
              "とき"
            ],
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              "々",
              "どき"
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          "at times",
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      "other": "ときどき"
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      "ipa": "[to̞kʲido̞kʲi]"
    }
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}
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