都度

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3

Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) [tsúꜜdò] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [t͡sɨᵝdo̞]

Noun

()() (tsudo) 

  1. each time, whenever
    Synonyms: (tabi), 毎回 (maikai)
    その()()
    sono tsudo
    each time (that happens/happened); each of those times
    • 1935, 夢野久作, 父杉山茂丸を語る, 青空文庫:
      (ちち)(かえ)って()()()に、()(りょう)(しん)()い、()いで(はは)(おとうと)(かえり)みた。
      Chichi wa kaette kuru tsudo ni, mazu ryōshin o toi, tsuide haha to otōto o kaerimita.
      Whenever my father came home, he first visited his parents and then thought of my mother and my younger brother.
    • 1940, 大阪圭吉, 香水紳士, 青空文庫:
      (とき)(どき)(まど)から(なが)()(さわ)やかな(かぜ)()かれて、(しん)(ぶん)が、ペラペラと()る。すると(しん)()は、その()()(かお)をしかめて、こちらを()(よう)()である。
      Tokidoki, mado kara nagarekomu sawayaka na kaze ni fukarete, shinbun ga, perapera to naru. Suru to shinshi wa, sono tsudo kao o shikamete, kochira o miru yōsu de aru.
      Occasionally, a fresh breeze streamed in from the window and blew on his newspaper, which made a fluttering sound. And each time that happened, the gentleman grimaced and appeared to glance this way.

Usage notes

Usually modified in some way, such as by その (sono) or a clause. Often used adverbially with or without a following (ni).

Derived terms

  • ()()()() (tsudo tsudo)
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