ようよう

Japanese

Etymology 1

    Alternative spelling
    漸う

    Elision of ようやく (yōyaku).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [jo̞ːjo̞ː]

    Adverb

    ようよう • (yōyō) ←やうやう (yauyau)?

    1. Classical Japanese and literary form of ようやく (youyaku)

    Etymology 2

    For pronunciation and definitions of ようよう – see the following entries.
    【洋々】
    [adjective] (literary) broad, vast, boundless, wide
    Alternative spelling
    洋洋
    (This term, ようよう (yōyō), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)

    (The following entries do not have a page created for them yet: 要用, 陽葉, 雍容, 様様, 鷹揚, 呦呦, 夭夭, 杳杳, 庸庸, 揚揚, 揺揺, 溶溶, 雍雍, 漾漾, 遥遥.)

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