Frequency rank: 22,528. – 22,662. (for form ぽつぽつ: 12,407. – 12,441.)
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  1. dots; spots
  2. adverb (fukushi); adverb taking the 'to' particle
  3. bit by bit; little by little; graduallyonomatopoeic or mimetic word
  4. here and there; scattered; dottedonomatopoeic or mimetic word
  5. in drops; (falling) lightlyonomatopoeic or mimetic word
Forms
  • Frequency rank: 22,528. – 22,662.
  • Frequency rank: 12,407. – 12,441.