点々

Japanese

Kanji in this term
点	点
てん Grade: 2	てん Grade: 2
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
點々 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Reduplication of 点

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
• (Tokyo) てんてん [tèńtéń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [tẽ̞ntẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

点(てん)々(てん) • (tenten) 

1. dots; specks
2. (informal) Synonym of 濁点 (dakuten)

Adverb

点(てん)々(てん) • (tenten) 

1. scattered here and there; dotted
2. in drops