WORD DETAIL
津々浦々
つつうらうら
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
津々浦々(つつうらうら) is an idiomatic plural noun emphasizing every corner and settlement throughout a country. - Basic usage:
国の津々浦々を歩くmarks the full range traversed by a traveler, while全国津々浦々に届けるmarks all the destinations reached by product delivery.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Traversed range and distribution destinations
- In
津々浦々を歩く,をmarks the range traversed, while in津々浦々に届ける,にmarks destinations. The idiom does not enumerate literal seaports only.
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