Word Meaning 時々

ときどき tokidoki

時々 is read as ときどき (tokidoki) and means seasonal.

Meaning

English

  1. seasonal
  2. of the season
  3. appropriate (for the season or occasion)
  4. sometimes
  5. occasionally
  6. at times
  7. from time to time
  8. now and then

Reading

Kana

ときどき

Romaji

tokidoki

Writing Variants

  • 時どき ときどき tokidoki
  • 時時 ときどき tokidoki

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 度度 Rank 4120 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

時々刻々

じじこくこく

hourly

時雨

じう

rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter

時間

じかん

hour

とき

tense

時半

じはん

half past (the hour)

時には

ときには

at times

時として

ときとして

in some cases

時日

じじつ

date

hour

時は金なり

ときはかねなり

time is money

時折

ときおり

sometimes

時間割

じかんわり

timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable)

Example Sentences

10

What do you mean by "sometimes"?

I watch TV now and then.

Tom sometimes cries.

Sometimes he can be a strange guy.

Please write to me once in a while.

It was cloudy, with occasional rain.

I hate myself sometimes.

Sometimes I get sad.

I feel sad every now and then.

He sometimes oversleeps.