adverb, takes genitive case の

  1. sometimes, occasionally, at times, from time to time, now and then, once in a while, at intervals.

takes genitive case の, noun

  1. seasonal, of the season, appropriate (for the season or occasion).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
時々 ときどき
時時 ときどき
 
 
時どき ときどき

Contained Kanji Breakdown

time, hour
ジ とき と (2nd, N5)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
Buddhist temple
てら ジ (2nd, N2)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン す みき (6th, N1)
repeated kanji symbol