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JLPT N2adverbLevel estimated by Bebop

ところどころ

tokorodokoro

here and there, in places

Example sentences

その本ほんは所々ところどころ非常ひじょうにすばらしい。
Parts of the book are quite good.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
その習慣しゅうかんは今いまなお日本にっぽんの所々ところどころで行おこなわれている。
The practice still prevails locally in parts of Japan.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
見渡みわたす限かぎり広々ひろびろとした草原そうげんで、ところどころに小ちいさな森もりがあった。
The spacious plain spread as far as the eye can see, dotted with groves here and there.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

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