津つ々つ浦うら々うら

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Meanings

adverb, noun

all over the country; throughout the land; far and wide

yojijukugo (four-character idiom)

Emphasizes that something extends to every corner of the country, including remote areas. Often used in news or formal contexts.

そのニュースは津々つつ浦々うらうらに伝つたわった。
The news spread to every corner of the country.
彼かれの名な前まえは津々つつ浦々うらうらまで知しられている。
His name is known far and wide throughout the land.

Kanji

津haven, port, harbor
浦bay, creek, inlet

Related words

全ぜん国こく各かく地ち
全国各地 is a more common, neutral phrase for 'all over the country', while 津々浦々 is a yojijukugo with a slightly literary or emphatic nuance.

Word family

全ぜん国こく津つ々つ浦うら々うら
all over the country; throughout the land

Written forms

津々浦々
- つつうらうら
  Standard kanji spelling; a yojijukugo meaning 'everywhere in the country'.
- つづうらうら
津津浦浦
- つつうらうら
  Alternate kanji form using 津 in its older variant; less common.
- つづうらうら
つづうらうら

Etymology

A yojijukugo composed of 津 (port) and 浦 (bay/inlet), repeated to mean 'every port and bay', i.e., every corner of the land. The exact historical origin is uncertain, but it has been used since at least the Edo period.