The Meaning of “々
Today, I will talk about a Japanese sign “odoriji” (the literal meaning is a dancing character).
“々” の意味
The “odoriji” is used when the same character is used repeatedly.
今日は、日本語の「踊り字」を紹介します。
There is a typical odoriji “々,” and the reading is either the same as the previous character or it with a voiced sound mark.
「踊り字」は、同じ文字が繰り返し利用されるときに使われる記号です。
For example:
時時 → 時々 (the meaning is “sometimes,” and the reading is “toki-doki.”)
赤裸裸 → 赤裸々 (the meaning is “nudity,” and the reading is “seki-rara.”)
時時 → 時々 (the meaning is “sometimes,” and the reading is “toki-doki.”)
赤裸裸 → 赤裸々 (the meaning is “nudity,” and the reading is “seki-rara.”)
代表的な踊り字として「々」があり、読み方は直前の文字と同じか、濁点を付けたものになります。
When you want to type only the odoriji “々,” you convert “おどりじ(odoriji),” “おなじ(onaji),” or “くりかえし(kurikaeshi)” into Kanji on your input method editor.
例：
時時 → 時々（ときどき）
赤裸裸 → 赤裸々（せきらら）
時時 → 時々（ときどき）
赤裸裸 → 赤裸々（せきらら）
Also, since “々” is able to be seen as a combination of “ノ (no)” and “マ (ma),” it sometimes called “ノマ点 (noma-sign),” and you can convert “のま (noma)” into “々” .
踊り字の「々」を単体で入力するためには、「おどりじ」「おなじ」「くりかえし」などで変換します。
