あちこち

Common word

  1. pronoun, adverb (fukushi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, intransitive verb

    here and there, various places, all around, all over, everywhere, throughout
    word usually written using kana alone

    • 本が部屋のあちこちに散らばっていた。
      There were books lying about the room.
  2. adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, intransitive verb

    muddled, confused, in the wrong order, back to front
    word usually written using kana alone