taru-adjective, adverb taking the 'to' particle
Formal or literary term describing things that are varied, not uniform, or split into many parts. Often used in the adverbial form 区区として or 区区に.
Opinions were divided into various camps.
taru-adjective, adverb taking the 'to' particle
Formal or literary term for matters that are small-minded, trifling, or not worth serious attention. Often used in the adverbial form 区区として or 区区たる.
The backgrounds of the participants are diverse.
Don't get hung up on trivial matters.
He fought over a petty profit.
Alternate spelling using the repetition mark 々; less common but still encountered.
A Sino-Japanese reduplicative compound inherited from Classical Chinese 区区, whose senses include “various, divided” and, by extension, “petty, insignificant.”