ゆめゆめ

Japanese

Alternative spellings
努々
夢々

Etymology

Duplication of ゆめ (yume).

Pronunciation

Adverb

ゆめゆめ • (yumeyumeゆめゆめ (yumeyume)?

  1. (chiefly in the negative, in commands) certainly
    ゆめゆめ(わす)れるな。
    Yumeyume wasureru na.
    You must never forget.
    できるとはゆめゆめ(おも)なかれ
    Dekiru to wa yumeyume omou nakare.
    Do not think that you can do it.
  2. (chiefly in the negative) a little bit
    Synonym: ゆめにも (yume ni mo)
    ゆめゆめ(おも)なかった。
    Yumeyume omowanakatta.
    I had not an inkling.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN