都度

Japanese

Kanji in this term
都 度
つ
Grade: 3
ど
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
都度 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

都(つ)度(ど) • (tsudo) 

  1. each time, whenever
    Synonyms: 度 (tabi), 毎回 (maikai)
    その都(つ)度(ど)
    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:
      父(ちち)は帰(かえ)って来(く)る都(つ)度(ど)に、先(ま)ず両(りょう)親(しん)を訪(と)い、次(つ)いで母(はは)と弟(おとうと)を省(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:
      時(とき)々(どき)、窓(まど)から流(なが)れ込(こ)む爽(さわ)やかな風(かぜ)に吹(ふ)かれて、新(しん)聞(ぶん)が、ペラペラと鳴(な)る。すると紳(しん)士(し)は、その都(つ)度(ど)顔(かお)をしかめて、こちらを見(み)る様(よう)子(す)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 に (ni).

Derived terms

  • 都(つ)度(ど)都(つ)度(ど) (tsudo tsudo)
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