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叢叢

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
むら
Jinmeiyō
むら
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Etymology 1

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For pronunciation and definitions of 叢叢 – see the following entry.
群々むらむら
[adverb] [from early 900s] in a mottled or splotchy fashion, irregularly
[adverb] [from 1490s] in an energetic and swarming or flocking manner
[adverb] [from 1670s] puffingly, billowingly, as clouds or smoke may move in a way similar to a flock of birds or swarm of insects
[adverb] [from 1850s] suddenly and irresistibly, as of an emotion welling up
[adverb] [from 1880s] enragedly, flying off the handle
[verb] (colloquial) to be sexually turned on, to be horny
Alternative spellings
群群, 叢々, 斑々, 斑斑, ムラムラ
(This term, 叢叢, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
そう
Jinmeiyō
そう
Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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(そう)(そう) (sōsō-tari (adnominal (そう)(そう)とした (sōsō to shita) or (そう)(そう)たる (sōsō taru), adverbial (そう)(そう) (sōsō to) or (そう)(そう)として (sōsō to shite))

  1. (of grass and trees) flourishing

References

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