No. 3,774 in Japanese
ところどころ
"ところどころ" means "here and there" or "in places."
In a sentence
この庭園にはところどころに美しい花が咲いています。
In this garden, beautiful flowers are blooming here and there.
The word 'ところどころ' is used to describe scattered locations or spots within a larger area.
彼の説明はところどころわかりにくかった。
His explanation was hard to understand in some parts.
Here, 'ところどころ' is used to indicate parts or sections of his explanation that posed difficulty in understanding.
雨が止んだ後、ところどころ道が濡れていました。
After the rain stopped, some parts of the road were wet.
In this sentence, 'ところどころ' signifies specific spots or portions of the road that remained wet.
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