三々五々
Meanings
Adverb
1. in groups of twos and threes; in small groups; (in groups of) threes and fives (Yojijukugo)
Other spellings
三三五五
Kanji used
Pitch accent
さんさんごご
Examples4
客
Guests arrived by twos and threes.
１１
After 11 o'clock the guests began to leave by twos and threes.
彼ら
They will lodge by twos and threes in lonely farmhouses.
彼ら
They lodged by twos and threes in the cottage.