表層形
ボチボチ
副詞
ボチボチ
Bochibochi · ぼちぼち — leisurely, slowly, gradually, steadily, little by little; soon, shortly; here and there, scattered, dotted
Other ways to say “leisurely” in Japanese →
ボチボチ in rōmaji: bochibochi.
副詞
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Updated: 2026年8月4日
📖 Grammar Information
| 表層形 (Surface) |
ボチボチ
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| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
ぼちぼち
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| 読み (Reading) |
ボチボチ
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| 品詞 (POS) |
副詞・*・*・*
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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) |
ボチボチ
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| 読み・基本形 |
ボチボチ
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| 表記・基本形 |
ボチボチ
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| 見出し語の読み |
ボチボチ
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💡 English Meaning
ボチボチ means “leisurely, slowly, gradually, steadily, little by little; soon, shortly; here and there, scattered, dotted” — full definition & examples →
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The surface form (ボチボチ) is the exact text as it appeared in the corpus — it may be conjugated or inflected. The lemma (ぼちぼち) is the dictionary base form. For example, 食べた (surface) has the lemma 食べる.
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