Related words 毎まい 回かい 毎回 is more common and neutral for 'every time', while 毎々 adds a nuance of 'without fail' or 'repeatedly' and can sound slightly more emphatic or formal.
いつも いつも is the everyday word for 'always'; 毎々 is less frequent and more emphatic about each individual occurrence.
Written forms 毎まい 々まい Usage 100%
Standard kanji spelling using the repetition mark 々 .
毎まい 毎まい
Uncommon spelling without the repetition mark; 毎々 is preferred.
Etymology Reduplication of 毎 (まい , 'every') with the repetition mark 々 , yielding an emphatic adverbial meaning 'each and every time'.
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