時々・時時|ときどきtokidoki[0]heiban (flat)

1. adverb, no-adjectivesometimes; occasionally; at times; from time to time; now and then; once in a while; at intervals
   ジェーンはときどき学校がっこうまで走はしっていく。↗

   Jane sometimes runs to school.
2. no-adjectiveseasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)

• Synonym時折ときおりWrittenWritten style, a touch more literary than 「時々」: now and then, occasionally, as in 「時折雨が降る」.
• Synonym折々おりおりWrittenWritten style: at different times, on each occasion that offers, as in 「折々に便りを出す」; also fixed in 「四季折々」.
• Synonym時としてときとしてWrittenWritten style: sometimes such a case or situation arises, often with a nuance of the unexpected or the unwelcome.
• SynonymたびたびNeutralNeutral: one time after another, many times, as in 「度々訪れる」 or the apology 「度々すみません」; fits plain narration.
• SynonymしょっちゅうCasualColloquial: all the time, very often, usually with a note of complaint; unlike 「絶えず」, it does not mean unbroken continuity.
• SynonymしばしばWrittenWritten style: repeatedly, again and again — clearly a higher frequency than 「時々」.
• Synonym往々おうおうWrittenWritten style: often, with the emphasis on a general tendency.
• Synonym時たまときたまNeutralA neutral choice: occasionally, at longer intervals than 「時々」 — close to 「たまに」.
• RelatedちょくちょくCasualColloquial: quite often, again and again — a higher frequency than 「時々」.
• RelatedちょいちょいCasualColloquial: frequently, time and again; can also describe a light, nimble movement.
• RelatedしばしばWrittenWritten style: repeatedly, again and again — clearly a higher frequency than 「時々」.
• RelatedしきりにWrittenWritten style: over and over, without let-up, with eagerness or intensity, as in 「しきりに勧める」.
• RelatedよくNeutralNeutral adverb: often; very common in speech, as in 「よく行く」 — a higher frequency than 「時々」.
• Related度々どどNeutralNeutral: one time after another, many times, as in 「度々訪れる」 or the apology 「度々すみません」; fits plain narration.
• Related間々ままWrittenWritten style: now and then there are such cases, as in 「間々ある」; mostly used when explaining a situation.
• Related折り節おりふしWrittenAn old-fashioned written word for the season, or for now and then; rarely used today.
• Related往々にしておうおうにしてWrittenWritten style: marks a tendency — things can easily turn out that way, often for the worse.
• RelatedしげしげWrittenWritten style: frequent comings and goings, or close, careful scrutiny, as in 「しげしげと見る」.
• RelatedしきりとWrittenWritten style: same meaning as 「しきりに」 — persistently, on and on without a break.
• Antonym常時じょうじWrittenWritten style: the opposite of 「時々」 — always, at all times, as in 「常時営業」.
• Antonym絶えずたえずNeutralNeutral: the opposite of 「時々」 — constantly, without interruption.

For plain 'sometimes', 「時々」 is the default. Go literary with 「時折」, or lower the frequency with 「時たま」. For 'often' use 「よく」 or colloquial 「ちょくちょく」, and for 'all the time' colloquial 「しょっちゅう」; for nonstop action use 「絶えず」. The written words 「折々」, 「時として」, 「屡々/しばしば」, 「間々」, 「往々にして」, 「折り節」, 「繁々」, 「頻りに/頻りと」 and 「往々」 suit formal prose; 「度々」 counts repetitions in neutral narration, and 「常時」 is the standing opposite, 'always'.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. たまに。ときおり。繰り返くりかえしながらも、常つねではなく間あいだをおいて起おこること。
2. 季節きせつに合あった。その季節きせつや場面ばめんにふさわしい様子ようす。