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点々

てんてん

here and there, scattered about; in drops, dotted

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Examples

  1. 池に落ち葉が点々と浮かんでいた。

    いけにおちばがてんてんとうかんでいた。

    Fallen leaves were dotted over the pond.

  2. 山の上から見ると、家が点々と見える。

    やまのうえからみると、いえがてんてんとみえる。

    From the top of the mountain, houses are scattered here and there.

  3. 白いシャツに血が点々とついていた。

    しろいシャツにちがてんてんとついていた。

    There were spots of blood on the white shirt.

Common patterns

点々と続く
to continue in a scattered line
点々と散らばる
to be scattered about
点々とする
to be dotted

Memory tip

Doubling 点 (dot) paints a picture of separate small things spread across a surface. Do not confuse it with 転々, read the same てんてん but meaning to move from place to place, as in 職を転々とする.

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