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ずつ

Readings

Kana: ずつ、づつ
Romaji: zutsu, zutsu
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

suf
1

apiece; each

Note: also written as 宛
2

at a time; piecemeal

Example Sentences

少(すこ)しずつ水(みず)が浅(あさ)くなる。
➥Little by little the water gets shallower.
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２枚(まい)ずつやいてください。
➥I'd like two prints of each.
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１種類(しゅるい)３個(こ)ずつください。
➥Please give me three of each kind.
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彼(かれ)は少(すこ)しずつ回復(かいふく)した。
➥He recovered little by little.
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毎日(まいにち)少(すこ)しずつ学(まな)びなさい。
➥Learn little by little every day.
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彼(かれ)は少(すこ)しずつ穴(あな)を掘(ほ)った。
➥He dug the hole bit by bit.
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つつ

Reading

Kana: つつ
Romaji: tsutsu
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

prt
1

while

Note: after the -masu stem of a verb
See also: つつある
2

even though; despite

See also: つつも

Example Sentences

冬(ふゆ)が近(ちか)づきつつある。
➥Winter is drawing on.
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物価(ぶっか)が上(あ)がりつつある。
➥Prices are going up.
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人口(じんこう)は増加(ぞうか)しつつある。
➥The population is increasing.
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夕闇(ゆうやみ)が砂漠(さばく)をつつんだ。
➥Dusk fell over the desert.
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太陽(たいよう)が今(いま)昇(のぼ)りつつある。
➥The sun is rising now.
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藪(やぶ)をつついてヘビを出(だ)す。
➥It's not good to wake a sleeping snake.
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筒

Reading

Kana: つつ
Romaji: tsutsu
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

noun
1

pipe; tube; cylinder

2

gun barrel

3

gun

Kanji

筒
Readings: トウ、 つつ
Meanings: cylinder, pipe, tube, gun barrel, sleeve

Example Sentences

封筒(ふうとう)をください。
➥I need an envelope.
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私(わたし)は封筒(ふうとう)を破(やぶ)って開(あ)けた。
➥I ripped the envelope open.
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彼(かれ)は封筒(ふうとう)を切(き)って開(あ)けた。
➥He cut the envelope open.
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封筒(ふうとう)に切手(きって)を貼(は)りなさい。
➥Stick a stamp on the envelope.
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彼(かれ)は封筒(ふうとう)を破(やぶ)って開(あ)けた。
➥He ripped the envelope open.
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私(わたし)はすでに封筒(ふうとう)をもっている。
➥I already have an envelope.
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鶺鴒

Readings

Kana: せきれい、まなばしら、にわくなぶり、にわくなぎ、つつ、セキレイ
Romaji: sekirei, manabashira, niwakunaburi, niwakunagi, tsutsu, sekirei
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
1

any bird of family Motacillidae (excluding the pipits); wagtail; longclaw

Note: word usually written using kana alone

Kanji

鶺
Reading: セキ
Meaning: wagtail
鴒
Reading: レイ
Meaning: wagtail