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 127874 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)