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ちらほら

here and there, sporadically

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Examples

  1. 桜がちらほら咲き始めた。

    さくらがちらほらさきはじめた。

    A few cherry blossoms have started to open here and there.

  2. 会場にはちらほら人が集まってきた。

    かいじょうにはちらほらひとがあつまってきた。

    People began trickling into the venue.

  3. 反対の声もちらほら聞こえる。

    はんたいのこえもちらほらきこえる。

    A few voices of opposition can be heard here and there.

Common patterns

ちらほら見える
to be visible here and there
ちらほら咲く
to bloom sparsely
ちらほら聞こえる
to be heard now and again

Memory tip

It is not about a small amount but about a few things scattered thinly in space or time: the first blossoms, a thin crowd, the occasional rumour. まばら is the plainer word for the same sparseness.

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