Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
ところ
Grade: 3
ところ > どころ
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
所々
処処
処々

Reduplication of (tokoro). The tokoro changes to dokoro as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(ところ)(どころ) or 所所(ところゞゝゝ) (tokorodokoro

  1. here and there
Synonyms
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Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
しょ
Grade: 3
しょ
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spellings
所々
処処
処々
諸処

Reduplication of (sho).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(しょ)(しょ) or 所所(しょゝゝ) (shosho

  1. here and there

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN