表層形
テンテン
形状詞
テンテン
Tenten · てんてん — sparsely, drop-by-drop; on par with, as good as; (vertical) iteration mark used to represent repetition of the previous kanji (to be read using its kun'yomi)
Other ways to say “sparsely” in Japanese →
テンテン in rōmaji: tenten.
形状詞
タリ
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📝 点々 🔤 * 📐 *
Updated: 2026年8月15日
📖 Grammar Information
| 表層形 (Surface) |
テンテン
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|---|---|
| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
点々
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| 読み (Reading) |
テンテン
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| 品詞 (POS) |
形状詞・タリ・*・*
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
*
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
*
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
テンテン
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| 読み・基本形 |
テンテン
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| 表記・基本形 |
テンテン
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| 見出し語の読み |
テンテン
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💡 English Meaning
テンテン means “sparsely, drop-by-drop; on par with, as good as; (vertical) iteration mark used to represent repetition of the previous kanji (to be read using its kun'yomi)” — full definition & examples →
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What is the difference between surface form and lemma? ▼
The surface form (テンテン) is the exact text as it appeared in the corpus — it may be conjugated or inflected. The lemma (点々) is the dictionary base form. For example, 食べた (surface) has the lemma 食べる.
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