Japanese symbol for “dotted”
ぼちぼち
ぼちぼち
Romaji: bochibochi
leisurely; slowly; gradually; steadily
In Japanese, dotted is ぼちぼち (bochibochi).
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Meanings
- adv, adv-to leisurely; slowly; gradually; steadily; little by little
- adv soon; shortly
- adv here and there; scattered; dotted
- adj-na not bad; passable; so-so
Written forms: —. Readings: ぼちぼち、ボチボチ.
Other Japanese words for “dotted”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ポツポツ | ポツポツ potsupotsu | here and there; scattered; dotted |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.