Word Meaning 点々

ちょぼちょぼ chobochobo

点々 is read as ちょぼちょぼ (chobochobo) and means (vertical) iteration mark used to represent repetition of the previous kanji (to be read using its kun'yomi).

Meaning

English

(vertical) iteration mark used to represent repetition of the previous kanji (to be read using its kun'yomi)
on par with
as good as
sparsely
drop-by-drop

Reading

Kana

ちょぼちょぼ

Romaji

chobochobo

Writing Variants

点点ちょぼちょぼ chobochobo

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters

々

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 53624 Priority I

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

点す

とぼす

to light (a candle, lamp, etc.)

点

てん

"dot" stroke (in a Chinese character)

点数

てんすう

number of items

点火

てんか

ignition

点呼

てんこ

roll-call

点く

つく

to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.)

点ける

つける

to turn on

点字

てんじ

braille

点在

てんざい

being dotted about

点差

てんさ

point spread

点取り

てんとり

competition for school marks

点景

てんけい

persons or animals added to a picture

Example Sentences

池に落ち葉が点々と浮かんでいた。

The pond was dotted with fallen leaves.

地図上のこの点々は何を表しているのですか。

What do these dots represent on the map?

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 2 related entries

Real usage of this vocabulary in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.