ぼうぼう

Japanese

Etymology 1
Alternative spellings
茫々
蓬々

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Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ぼーぼー [bòóbóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [bo̞ːbo̞ː]

Adverb

ぼうぼう • (bōbō) ←ばうばう (baubau)?

  1. 茫々: vast
  2. 茫々, 蓬々: rampantly grow
  3. 茫々, 蓬々: scraggly hair

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ぼ​ーぼー [bóꜜòbòò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [bo̞ːbo̞ː]

Adverb

ぼうぼう • (bōbō) ←ぼうぼう (boubou)?

  1. furiously burn

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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