Chinese

Japanese

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• (Tokyo) ときどき [tòkídókí] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [to̞kʲido̞kʲi]

Alternative forms

• 時時

Etymology

Reduplication (with rendaku) of 時 (toki), time.

Adverb

時々 ‎(hiragana ときどき, romaji tokidoki)

1. sometimes, at times, occasionally

   私 (わたし)は時々 (ときどき)テニスをします。

   Watashi wa tokidoki tenisu o shimasu.

   I sometimes play tennis.

Antonyms

• 余 (あま)り ‎(amari): (with negative verbs) not very often; not much

See also

• よく ‎(yoku): frequently; often
• 全然 (ぜんぜん) ‎(zenzen): (with negative verbs) not at all; completely never

References

1. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.