JLPT N2 · Noun / adverb

点々 (tenten)

点々 (てんてん, tenten) is a Japanese noun / adverb meaning “here and there; little by little”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists.

Reading: てんてん
Romaji: tenten
Word class: Noun / adverb
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

here and there; little by little; sporadically; scattered in drops · adverb, adverb (taking と)
dots; spots · noun

Example sentences

池に落ち葉が点々と浮かんでいた。

The pond was dotted with fallen leaves.

Tatoeba #126789

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 点々

spot, point, markテン・つ.ける・つ.く · 9 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 点々.

交差点こうさてんcrossing点てんdot点くつくto be lit (of a lamp, burner, etc.)欠点けってんfault要点ようてんgist視点してんpoint of view採点さいてんmarking弱点じゃくてんweak point終点しゅうてんterminus重点じゅうてんimportant point焦点しょうてんfocus地点ちてんspot頂点ちょうてんvertex点数てんすうmarks

Source: JMdict entry 1598460 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.