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ぼつぼつ (botsubotsu)

gradually, here and there, spots, pimples

  • JLPT N1
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Meaning

ぼつぼつ (botsubotsu) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “gradually, here and there, spots, pimples”.

Example sentences 10

ぼつぼつ帰かえろうか

Well, it's about time to go home.

ぼつぼつ帰ろう.

Let's be going home now.

桜がぼつぼつ咲き出した.

Cherry blossoms have begun to come out here and there.

聴衆がぼつぼつ集まってきた.

An audience began to come in in twos and threes.

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