This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

ポツリポツリ

Readings

Kana: ポツリポツリ、ぽつりぽつり
Romaji: potsuripotsuri, potsuripotsuri
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Definitions

adv
1

intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; by ones and twos

Note: onomatopoeic or mimetic word
2

in drops (e.g. of rain)

Note: onomatopoeic or mimetic word

Example Sentences

情報(じょうほう)新聞社(しんぶんしゃ)にぽつりぽつりと()れているよ。
➥The information is leaking piecemeal to the press.
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修道士(しゅうどうし)のように頭巾(ずきん)をかぶった(くも)は、ポツリポツリと()ちる(あめ)数珠(じゅず)のようにつまぐっている。
➥The hooded clouds, like friars, tell their beads in drops of rain.
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