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ちょくちょく (chokuchoku) Japanese meaning: often | Kotomora
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来く
る
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He comes to this shop quite often.
It's been raining on and off lately, hasn't it?
Usage patterns ちょくちょく 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 に 行い く to go to a place fairly often
Lately I've been going to that shop pretty often.
ちょくちょく 顔かお を 出だ す to drop by/show up now and then
He's supposed to be busy, but he shows up quite often.
〈 人ひと 〉 とちょくちょく 会あ う to meet someone fairly frequently
I meet up with my college friends pretty often.
Related words· 6 よく is the general, everyday word for 'often', while ちょくちょく specifically evokes light, casual repetition at short intervals.
しばしば is a more formal, written-register word for 'often', whereas ちょくちょく sounds casual and conversational.
たびたび emphasizes repeated occurrences and can sound slightly formal or even mildly annoyed, while ちょくちょく is lighter and more casual.
時々 is neutral and simply means 'sometimes', while ちょくちょく implies a somewhat higher, more habitual frequency.
Show 2 more たまに means 'occasionally', with longer gaps between occurrences, while ちょくちょく suggests a noticeably higher frequency.
ちょくちょく is the more common, neutral word for regular repeated action, while ちょいちょい can sound more casual or colloquial.
Etymology The exact derivation is uncertain; it is a reduplicated mimetic adverb, likely related to the sound-symbolic element ちょく suggesting a light, repeated action.
