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次々 (tsugitsugi) Japanese meaning: one after another | Kotomora
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つぎ
々つぎ
と
問もん
題だい
が
起お
き
た
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Problems occurred one after another.
Customers came one after another.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと〉 〉 が 次々つぎつぎ と 起お こる for things (events, problems) to happen one after another
Strange incidents happened one after another in that village.
〈 物もの〉 〉 が 次々つぎつぎ と 売う れる for products to sell one after another (in quick succession)
The new game is selling one after another.
次々つぎつぎ と 〈 動詞どうし〉 〉 to do something one after another, in rapid succession
Customers came into the shop one after another.
〈 人ひと〉 〉 が 次々つぎつぎ と 辞や める for people to quit/leave one after another
Employees left the company one after another.
Related words· 10 続々 emphasizes things or people arriving or appearing in large numbers, while 次々 stresses a continuous, unbroken sequence of events.
次から次へと is a longer, more emphatic phrase for a rapid, seemingly unstoppable sequence, whereas 次々 is the plain, everyday adverb for 'one after another'.
相次いで is a slightly formal word often used in news reports for successive events (e.g. accidents), while 次々 is more general and casual.
次々 emphasizes things happening one after another in quick succession, while 転々 emphasizes repeatedly changing location or hands without a fixed pattern.
Show 6 more どんどん stresses speed and momentum in a process, while 次々 focuses on things happening one after another in sequence without necessarily being fast.
次々 means 'one after another' in a general, sometimes leisurely sense, whereas 立て続け implies a tighter, more relentless pace with little or no gap.
次々 is a casual, vivid word for rapid succession, whereas 逐次 is formal and systematic, often used in technical or procedural writing.
Written forms 次つぎ 々つぎ Usage 84%
Standard kanji spelling; the repetition mark 々 is the normal way to write this word.
つぎつぎ Usage 16%
Kana spelling is common in casual writing and when the kanji is not needed.
次つぎ 次つぎ Usage <1%
Non-standard spelling without the repetition mark; rarely seen in modern writing.
Etymology Reduplication of 次 (つぎ, 'next'), forming an adverb meaning 'one after the next'.
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次々emphasizes rapid succession without necessarily following a fixed order, whereas 順々 implies a predetermined sequence taken one step at a time.
次々 describes things happening one after another in a neutral, sequential way, whereas どしどし adds a lively, momentum-driven feel, often implying enthusiasm or encouragement.
次々 is casual and highlights rapid, continuous succession, whereas 順次 is formal and highlights an orderly, planned sequence.
