Meaning of 行ったり来たり in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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行ったり来たり, 行ったりきたり
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Kana Readingいったりきたり
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Romajiittarikitari
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
- Meaning
- going to and fro; back and forth
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Example Sentences
行ったり来たり, 行ったりきたり, いったりきたり used in context
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マウスとキーボードを行ったりきたりするのが煩雑なので、キーボードのみで操作できるようショートカットキーはないのでしょうか？
It's a fiddle going to and fro between the keyboard and mouse so are there shortcuts to allow operation using only the keyboard?
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She was so nervous she paced to and fro in the waiting room.
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He kept walking up and down the room.
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He walked to and fro in front of her house.
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He walked back and forth on the street.
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He walked back and forth in front of the door, hesitating to enter.
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Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
come, due, next, cause, become
On: ライ, タイ
Kun: く.る, きた.る, きた.す, き.たす, き.たる, き, こ
7 strokes
going, journey
On: コウ, ギョウ, アン
Kun: い.く, ゆ.く, -ゆ.き, -ゆき, -い.き, -いき, おこな.う, おこ.なう
6 strokes
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