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こもごも Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 Meanings 1
adverb
alternately ; in succession ; one after another
usually written using kana alone
Describes multiple things happening or appearing in turn, often with a sense of variety or mixture. Typically used in literary or formal contexts.
Written forms こもごも Usage 84%
Usually written in kana. The kanji spellings 交々, 交交, 交, 相, and 更 are rare and mostly literary.
交こも 々ごも Usage 16%
Rare kanji spelling; the repetition mark 々 is used.
交こも 交ごも
Rare kanji spelling without the repetition mark.
交こもごも
Single-kanji spelling; very rare.
相こもごも
Single-kanji spelling; very rare.
さん
成せい
意い
見けん
と
反はん
対たい
意い
見けん
が
こもごも
述の
べ
られ
た
。
At the meeting, opinions for and against were expressed alternately.
更こもごも
Single-kanji spelling; very rare.
Kanji 交 mingle, mixing, association 相 inter-, mutual, together 更 grow late, night watch, sit up late Similar words 代か わる 代が わる 代わる代わる emphasizes taking turns, while こもごも focuses on a mixture or succession of different things, often with a literary tone.
次つぎ 々つぎ 次々 simply means 'one after another' in a neutral, everyday sense, whereas こもごも implies a varied or mixed succession and is more formal.
Etymology Derived from reduplication of the stem こも (related to 込む 'to be crowded' or 籠もる 'to be filled'), with the sense of things coming together in turn. The exact derivation is uncertain.
