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着々 (ちゃくちゃく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

着ちゃく々ちゃく

ちゃ

く

ちゃ

く

Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle

steadily; step by step

Describes progress being made in a steady, step-by-step manner, often toward a goal. Commonly used with verbs like 進む, 進める, 整う, 準備が整う.

工こう事じは着ちゃく々ちゃくと進すすんでいる。
The construction is progressing steadily.
準じゅん備びが着ちゃく々ちゃくと整ととの

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て

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Preparations have been steadily coming together.

Written forms

着ちゃく々ちゃくUsage97%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
ちゃくちゃくUsage2%
着ちゃく着ちゃくUsage1%
Non-standard variant; rarely used.

Kanji

着don, arrive, wear

Similar words

徐じょ々じょに
徐々に means 'gradually' and focuses on slow change over time, while 着々 emphasizes steady, step-by-step progress toward a goal.
順じゅん調ちょうに
順調に means 'smoothly' or 'favorably' and implies things are going well without obstacles, while 着々 focuses on the steady, incremental nature of the progress.

Etymology

Reduplication of 着 (chaku, 'arrive' or 'settle'), emphasizing a step-by-step arrival or settling into place. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning is conventionally associated with steady progress.