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SILVER ERA · ことばを、少しずつ。
JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

ぼつぼつ

N1
botsubotsu
  1. gradually
  2. here and there
  3. spots
  4. pimples
adverbadverb (〜と)

Chinese meanings

渐渐;零星

Examples

  • 雨がぼつぼつ降り始めた。
    Rain began to fall little by little.
    雨渐渐下起来了。
  • ぼつぼつ出かけよう。
    It is about time to leave.
    该差不多出发了。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('f196c171b6'); // ぼつぼつ
{
  "id": "f196c171b6",
  "word": "ぼつぼつ",
  "reading": "ぼつぼつ",
  "romaji": "botsubotsu",
  "meanings": [
    "gradually",
    "here and there",
    "spots",
    "pimples"
  ],
  "level": "N1",
  "pos": [
    "adv",
    "adv-to"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1011840,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "雨がぼつぼつ降り始めた。",
      "en": "Rain began to fall little by little."
    },
    {
      "ja": "ぼつぼつ出かけよう。",
      "en": "It is about time to leave."
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "bf9288b4792d11688168e606aaa963cd40699c4c6c8bd214748b3c9c9d74fb86",
    "meanings": [
      "渐渐",
      "零星"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "雨がぼつぼつ降り始めた。",
        "zh": "雨渐渐下起来了。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "ぼつぼつ出かけよう。",
        "zh": "该差不多出发了。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n1/f196c171b6",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1011840; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "90411c214552c322b12e11fdb130d18ffd9a32687cdc6be7e9b694aec59230fd"
  }
}