Meaning

Primary

Occasionally

Alternative

Once In A While

Word Type

adverb

Explanation

Something you do accidentally is hopefully something you do occasionally or once in a while.

Reading

たまに
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

For the reading, think about the word (たま), which means bullet, and how you occasionally shoot people with bullets when you're out hunting... but not too often. Dick Cheney level.

Context

Context Sentences

偶にぎっくり腰になるんですよね。

I strain my back every once in a while.

Kanji Composition