とぼとぼ

See also: どぼどぼ

Japanese

Pronunciation

Adverb

とぼとぼ or トボトボ • (tobotobo)  (optionally as とぼとぼと (tobotobo to))

  1. (ideophonic) (walking) with a trudge, ploddingly (due to sadness, loneliness, etc.)
    とぼとぼ道(みち)を歩(ある)く ― tobotobo michi o aruku ― to trudge down the road

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (2016), NHK日本語発音アクセント新辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2020), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Eighth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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