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々
This symbol is not strictly a kanji, but instead an iteration symbol.
It means that the previous kanji is repeated. In Japanese this is
preferred to writing the same kanji twice. This does not, however,
mean that the reading of the kanji need be the same.
examples:
別々
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betsubetsu |
separately |
段々
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dandan |
gradually |
段々畑
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dandanbatake |
terraced fields |
意気揚々
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ikiyōyō |
triumphantly, exultantly |
色々
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iroiro |
various |
木々
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kigi |
trees |
興味津々
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kyōmi-shinshin |
very interesting |
中々
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nakanaka |
quite |
島々
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shimajima |
islands |
少々
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shoushou |
a little |
早々
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sōsō |
early, immediately |
時々
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tokidoki |
sometimes |
山々
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yamayama |
mountains |
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