How to say 'Parts' or 'Spots' in Japanese | 所々

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The Japanese word for Parts or Spots is 'Tokorodokoro', written as 所々 in Japanese.'Parts' or 'Spots' in hiragana is ところどころ.

word

所々

Meaning

Parts, Spots

Reading

ところどころ

tokorodokoro

Kanji

所Place

Explanation

The Japanese noun '所々 (ところどころ)' refers to various spots or parts of something, often implying that these spots or parts are scattered or not continuous. It can be used to describe physical locations, as well as abstract concepts like ideas or stories. For example: There are spots of snow on the ground「地面に所々雪がある」(じめんにところどころゆきがある). The story has parts that are hard to understand「その話は所々わかりにくい」(そのはなしはところどころわかりにくい). This word is often used to indicate that something is not uniform or consistent throughout.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

5566

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 所々

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

所

Meaning

Place

Words Related to 所々 Through the Kanji 所

These 28 Words contain the Kanji 所 as well.

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所

Meaning

Place

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場所

Meaning

Place

word

便所

Meaning

Toilet

word

所為

Meaning

Fault

word

所有

Meaning

Ownership

word

事務所

Meaning

Office

word

所得

Meaning

Income

word

洗面所

Meaning

Washroom

word

停留所

Meaning

Stop

word

箇所

Meaning

Point, Place

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近所

Meaning

Neighborhood

word

市役所

Meaning

City hall

word

区役所

Meaning

Ward office

word

住所

Meaning

Address

word

現住所

Meaning

Current address

word

役所

Meaning

Government, Office

word

所属

Meaning

Affiliation

word

台所

Meaning

Kitchen

word

裁判所

Meaning

Court

word

至る所

Meaning

Everywhere

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刑務所

Meaning

Prison

word

所在

Meaning

Location

word

余所

Meaning

Elsewhere

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長所

Meaning

Strength

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短所

Meaning

Weakness

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名所

Meaning

Famous place

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発電所

Meaning

Power plant

word

派出所

Meaning

Police box

Words Related to 所々 Through the Kanji 々

These 35 Words contain the Kanji 々 as well.

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時々

Meaning

Sometimes

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人々

Meaning

People

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少々

Meaning

Slightly

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我々

Meaning

word

中々

Meaning

Quite, Not easily

word

色々

Meaning

Various

word

元々

Meaning

Originally

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益々

Meaning

Increasingly

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次々

Meaning

One after another

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日々

Meaning

Days

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明々後日

Meaning

Day after tomorrow

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国々

Meaning

Countries

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段々

Meaning

Gradually

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様々

Meaning

Various

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態々

Meaning

Specially

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個々

Meaning

Individual

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偶々

Meaning

By chance

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方々

Meaning

People

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徐々

Meaning

Gradually

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順々に

Meaning

In order

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堂々

Meaning

Majestic, Unashamed

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一々

Meaning

Every, Each

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苛々

Meaning

Irritation

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年々

Meaning

Yearly

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精々

Meaning

At most

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次々に

Meaning

One after another

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度々

Meaning

Often

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若々しい

Meaning

Youthful

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続々

Meaning

Continuously, One after another

word

神々

Meaning

Gods

word

等々

Meaning

Etc

word

別々

Meaning

Separate

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各々

Meaning

Each

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種々

Meaning

Various

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騒々しい

Meaning

Noisy

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