Japanese symbol for “sometimes”
時々
ときどき
Romaji: tokidoki
sometimes; occasionally; at times; from time to time
In Japanese, sometimes is 時々, read ときどき (tokidoki).
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Meanings
- adj-no, adv sometimes; occasionally; at times; from time to time; now and then; once in a while
- adj-no, n seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
Written forms: 時々、時時、時どき. Readings: ときどき.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “sometimes”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 時折 | ときおり tokiori | sometimes; at intervals; occasionally |
| 往々 | おうおう ouou | sometimes; often |
| 時として | ときとして tokitoshite | in some cases; sometimes; on occasions |
| 時に | ときに tokini | sometimes; occasionally; on occasion |
| 間々 | まま mama | occasionally; now and then; sometimes |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 時間 | じかん jikan | time |
| 時代 | じだい jidai | period; epoch; era |
| 時期 | じき jiki | time; season; period |
| 当時 | とうじ touji | at that time; in those days |
| 一時 | いちじ ichiji | one o'clock |
| 同時 | どうじ douji | same time |
See also: Chinese symbol for “sometimes”.
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.