往々にして in Japanese

IPA: [o̞ːo̞ː ɲ̟i ɕite̞] Forms: 往々にして [canonical] (ruby: 往(おう), 々(おう)), ōō ni shite [romanization], wauwaunisite [romanization], わうわうにして [hiragana, historical] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{ja-pos|adverb|おうおうにして|head=往々にして|hhira=わうわうにして}} 往(おう)々(おう)にして • (ōō ni shite) ^(←わうわうにして (wauwaunisite)?)

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "往々にして",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "往",
          "おう"
        ],
        [
          "々",
          "おう"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ōō ni shite",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wauwaunisite",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "わうわうにして",
      "roman": "wauwaunisite",
      "tags": [
        "hiragana",
        "historical"
      ]
    }
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        "hhira": "わうわうにして"
      },
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      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
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      "glosses": [
        "sometimes"
      ],
      "id": "en-往々にして-ja-adv-KOXAZgVa",
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      "related": [
        {
          "roman": "eteshite",
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            [
              "得",
              "え"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "得てして"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "other": "おーおーにして"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[o̞ːo̞ː ɲ̟i ɕite̞]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "往々にして"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "往々にして",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "往",
          "おう"
        ],
        [
          "々",
          "おう"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ōō ni shite",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wauwaunisite",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "わうわうにして",
      "roman": "wauwaunisite",
      "tags": [
        "hiragana",
        "historical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "adverb",
        "2": "おうおう に して",
        "head": "往々にして",
        "hhira": "わうわうにして"
      },
      "expansion": "往(おう)々(おう)にして • (ōō ni shite) ^(←わうわうにして (wauwaunisite)?)",
      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "adv",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "eteshite",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "得",
          "え"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "得てして"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "Japanese adverbs",
        "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Japanese lemmas",
        "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
        "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
        "Japanese terms historically spelled with わ",
        "Japanese terms spelled with fifth grade kanji",
        "Japanese terms spelled with 々",
        "Japanese terms with 2 kanji",
        "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Japanese terms with multiple readings",
        "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sometimes"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sometimes",
          "sometimes"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "おーおーにして"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[o̞ːo̞ː ɲ̟i ɕite̞]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "往々にして"
}

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"往々にして" meaning in Japanese

Adverb