あれこれ Japanese meaning

あれこれ Japanese meaning | Kotomora

Kanji

彼he, that, the
是just so, this, right
此this, current, next

Related words· 7

いろいろN5sense 1
いろいろ is the common, neutral word for 'various things', while あれこれ often carries a nuance of picking through a scattered or worrying list of matters.
約やくN3sense 2
約 is a formal, precise way to express 'approximately' used with numbers, while かれこれ is a casual expression typically used with elapsed time or age.
様さま々ざまN3sense 1
様々 emphasizes the diversity or variety of things, while あれこれ suggests going through unspecified things one by one, often with hesitation.
およそN3sense 2
およそ is a general-purpose approximation word usable with any quantity, while かれこれ is colloquial and used mainly for time or age that has passed.

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とやかくN1
あれこれ is a neutral 'this and that' usable for many topics, while とやかく is used almost only for critical or complaining remarks.
そんなこんな
あれこれ means 'this and that' in a general sense of doing or considering various things, while そんなこんな specifically wraps up a preceding string of events before stating a result.
なんだかんだN2
あれこれ is more concrete, meaning 'this and that' as specific various things or topics, while なんだかんだ is more abstract and often used to summarize or brush over details.

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あちこちN3sense 1
あちこち sounds and looks similar to あれこれ but means 'here and there' (places), whereas あれこれ means 'this and that' (things/matters).

Written forms

あれこれUsage83%
Standard kana spelling; the word is usually written in kana.
かれこれUsage15%
アレコレUsage2%
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling, sometimes used for emphasis or in casual writing.
彼是あれこれUsage<1%
rarely-used kanji form

Etymology

Reduplication of あれ (that) and これ (this), literally 'that and this'. The reading かれこれ is from かれ (that) and これ (this), with the same structure. The 'about' sense developed from the idea of 'this or that' approximating a number.

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