Word Meaning 丁々

とうとう toutou

丁々 is read as とうとう (toutou) and means with a chopping sound (of an axe).

Meaning

English

with a chopping sound (of an axe)
with a thump (when hammering a post into the ground)

Reading

Kana

とうとう

Romaji

toutou

Writing Variants

丁丁とうとう toutou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters

々

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 126449 Priority T

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

丁度今

ちょうどいま

right now

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