往々

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
おう
Grade: 5
おう
Grade: 5
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
往往

Adverb

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(おう)(おう) (ōōわうわう (wauwau)?

  1. often
    Synonym: しばしば
    • 1903, Arima Sukemasa, Nihon rinri yōron [Japanese ethics], page 129:
      (みん)(かん)()りては、(おう)(おう)にして(どう)(よう)(へい)(まぬが)れざるの()なくんはあらず。
      Minkan ni arite wa, ōō ni shite dōyō no hei o manugarezaru no minakun wa arazu.
      Among the populace, it is often the case that the discomposure of vice unavoidably arises.