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所々

ところどころ

here and there, some parts (of something)

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Examples

  1. 道が所々凍っているので気をつけて。

    みちがところどころこおっているのできをつけて。

    The road is icy in places, so be careful.

  2. その本は所々とても面白い。

    そのほんはところどころとてもおもしろい。

    Parts of that book are really good.

  3. 壁の所々に子どもの絵がかけてあった。

    かべのところどころにこどものえがかけてあった。

    Children's drawings were hung here and there on the wall.

Common patterns

所々に
here and there
所々で
in various spots
所々破れている
torn in places

Memory tip

々 repeats the kanji before it, so this is literally "place, place" = scattered spots. It works adverbially with no particle at all, and the kana spelling ところどころ is just as common.

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