ようよう

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
漸う

Elision of ようやく (yōyaku).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [jo̞ːjo̞ː]

Adverb

ようよう • (yōyō) ←やうやう (yauyau)?

  1. Classical Japanese and literary form of ようやく (youyaku)

Etymology 2
For pronunciation and definitions of ようよう – see the following entries.
【洋々】
[adjective] (literary) broad, vast, boundless, wide
Alternative spelling
洋洋
(This term, ようよう, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)

(The following entries are uncreated: 要用, 陽葉, 雍容, 様様, 鷹揚, 呦呦, 夭夭, 杳杳, 庸庸, 揚揚, 揺揺, 溶溶, 雍雍, 漾漾, 遥遥.)

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