ぽつん
Japanese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [po̞t͡sɨ̃ᵝɴ]
Adverb
ぽつん • (potsun)
- by oneself; in a lonely manner
- 小屋がぽつんと立っている。
- Koya ga potsun to tatteiru.
- The cottage is standing alone.
- 小屋がぽつんと立っている。
- only, simply
- 1966, Agatha Christie, translated by Keiko Matsumoto, Aoressha satsujin jiken, translation of The Mystery of the Blue Train (in English):
- まるで子供か何かのように彼は言葉を一言、一言、ぽつんぽつんととぎれがちにいった。
- Maru de kodomo ka nanika no yō ni kare wa kotoba o hitokoto, hitokoto, potsun-potsun to togire gachi ni itta.
- He spoke rather like a child, word by word, simply, pausing wistfully.
- まるで子供か何かのように彼は言葉を一言、一言、ぽつんぽつんととぎれがちにいった。
Usage notes
- Used with ～と (~to).
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