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Japanese symbol for “sporadically”

Romaji: chirahora
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; sparsely

In Japanese, sporadically is (chirahora).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. adv, adv-to here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; sparsely
  2. adv, adv-to now and then; from time to time; occasionally

Other Japanese words for “sporadically”

WordReadingMeaning
てんてん tentenhere and there; little by little; sporadically
ちらりほらり chirarihorarihere and there; in twos and threes; sporadically
ばらり barariscattered; sprinkled; sporadically

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.

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