Word Meaning 丁々

ちょうちょう chouchou

丁々 is read as ちょうちょう (chouchou) and means (sound of) hitting repeatedly.

Meaning

English

(sound of) hitting repeatedly
pummelling
clashing
clacking
clicking (e.g. of go stones)

Reading

Kana

ちょうちょう

Romaji

chouchou

Writing Variants

打々ちょうちょう chouchou
打打ちょうちょう chouchou
丁丁ちょうちょう chouchou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters

々

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 127621 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

丁寧

ていねい

polite

丁目

ちょうめ

district of a town

丁重

ていちょう

polite

丁度

ちょうど

just (like)

丁

ちょう

counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars

丁々発止

ちょうちょうはっし

with (the sound of) clashing swords

丁字形定規

ていじけいじょうぎ

T-square (technical drawing instrument)

丁度可知差異

ちょうどかちさい

just-noticeable difference

丁字定規

ていじじょうぎ

T square

丁重語

ていちょうご

courteous language (i.e. humble language in which an action or object is not directed toward the listener or a third party)

丁定規

ていじょうぎ

T-square (technical drawing instrument)

丁年

ていねん

adulthood (i.e. age 20 in Japan)