Meaning of 散々 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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散々, 散散
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Kana Readingさんざん
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Romajisanzan
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), adverb (fukushi)
- Meaning
- severely; harshly; utterly; terrible
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- scattered; disconnected
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Example Sentences
散々, 散散, さんざん used in context
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What with the wind and the rain, the game was spoiled.
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She called me many terrible things.
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She caught it for coming late.
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All she got for her pains was ingratitude.
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He knocked his brother about.
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After thinking long and hard, I put the plan into practice.
Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
scatter, disperse, spend, squander
On: サン
Kun: ち.る, ち.らす, -ち.らす, ち.らかす, ち.らかる, ばら
12 strokes
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