時々

ときどき

Sometimes

N5adverb·tokidoki

How to remember it

Doubling 時 (time) means 'from time to time' = sometimes.

Example sentences

  • 時々、映画を見に行きます。

    ときどき、えいがをみにいきます。

    Sometimes I go to see a movie.

  • 彼は時々遅刻します。

    かれはときどきちこくします。

    He is sometimes late.

Usage

Common adverb; written 時々 or ときどき; usually precedes the verb.

Related words

時間時計

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