こもごも

Japanese

Alternative spellings
交々交相更

Etymology

Originally a compound of Old Japanese elements 此 (ko, “this”) +‎ も (mo, “too”) +‎ 此 (ko, “this”) +‎ も (mo, “too”). Appears as komokomo in older texts, evolving into komogomo in modern Japanese.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) こもごも [kòmóꜜgòmò] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1]^[2]
(Tokyo) こもごも [kòmógóꜜmò] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [ko̞mo̞ɡo̞mo̞]

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Adverb

こもごも • (komogomo)

alternating; one after another
悲(ひ)喜(き)交(こも)々(ごも)
hiki komogomo
sadness and happiness one after another ⇒ mixed feelings
all mixed up and indistinct
こもごも考(かんが)える
komogomo kangaeru
to be mixed up in one's thoughts, to think confusedly

Usage notes

This term is often spelled in hiragana.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

[DJR-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-2] 2.0 ^2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

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