Word Meaning 時たま

ときたま tokitama

時たま is read as ときたま (tokitama) and means once in a while.

Meaning

English

  1. once in a while
  2. occasionally
  3. at long intervals

Reading

Kana

ときたま

Romaji

tokitama

Writing Variants

  • 時偶 ときたま tokitama

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 101575 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

時雨

しぐれ

rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter

時間

じかん

hour

とき

tense

時々

ときどき

seasonal

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

2

It happened that I was in Paris then.

Birds sometimes cause accidents by getting in the way of airplanes.