How do you read 所々?

所々 is read ところどころ (tokorodokoro), with nakadaka pitch accent (falls after mora 4).

How do you write 所々 in romaji?

所々 is written tokorodokoro in romaji.

所々ところどころ

Q: What JLPT level is 所々?

所々 is a JLPT N2 word (upper intermediate).

ところどころ · tokorodokoro

JLPT N2 › noun

Here and there, in places

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Nakadaka

falls after mora 4 · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

所Place, Extent 音しょ訓ところ・-ところ JLPT N3 · 8 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

所ところplace 箇所かしょplace, point, part 近所きんじょneighborhood 短所たんしょdefect, weak point; disadvantage 役所やくしょgovernment office, public office 便所べんじょtoilet, lavatory 各々おのおのeach, every, either 元々もともとoriginally, by nature, from the start

Questions

What does 所々 mean?

Here and there, in places.

How do you pronounce 所々?

ところどころ (tokorodokoro). Pitch accent: nakadaka — falls after mora 4. Press Listen above to hear it.

What JLPT level is 所々?

JLPT N2 — upper intermediate. See the JLPT N2 guide.

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