点てん在ざい

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

be dotted about; be scattered; be interspersed

Describes things like houses, trees, or islands existing here and there across an area, not in a dense cluster. Often used in descriptive or geographical contexts.

• 湖みずうみの周まわりに小ちいさな家いえが点てん在ざいしている。

  Small houses are dotted around the lake.

• この地ち域いきには古ふるい寺じ院いんが点てん在ざいする。

  Old temples are scattered throughout this region.