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頻繁 (ひんぱん, hinpan) Japanese meaning: frequent | Kotomora
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Accidents happen frequently on this road.
I exchange emails with her frequently.
Usage patterns 頻繁ひんぱん に 〈 動詞どうし〉 〉 to do something frequently
He travels abroad on business frequently.
〈 事こと〉 〉 が 頻繁ひんぱん に 起お こる for something to happen frequently
Earthquakes happen frequently in this region.
頻繁ひんぱん な 〈 事こと〉 〉 frequent (occurrence of something)
Frequent communication builds mutual trust.
Kanji 繁 luxuriant, thick, overgrown Related words· 9 しばしば is a formal adverb meaning 'often,' while 頻繁 is a na-adjective (usually used as 頻繁に) that emphasizes high frequency of occurrence.
度々 highlights repeated occasions ('again and again'), whereas 頻繁 stresses how closely spaced or numerous the occurrences are.
よく is a casual, everyday word for 'often,' while 頻繁 is more formal and specifically stresses frequency of repetition.
頻繁 is a formal noun/adjective meaning 'frequent' used to describe rate of occurrence, while しげしげ is an adverb specifically describing repeated visits or glances and carries a more colloquial, descriptive feel.
Show 5 more 頻繁 is a formal, Sino-Japanese word for 'frequent', while しきり is a native Japanese word that often adds a nuance of restless or insistent repetition.
頻繁 is a formal, objective term for high frequency, whereas しきりに often carries an emotional or insistent nuance.
頻繁 is a formal word for repeated, frequent occurrences, whereas ありがち describes common patterns, mistakes, or types rather than repetition rate.
頻繁 is a general adjective/adverb meaning 'frequent' that can describe any repeated action, while 頻発 is specifically used for incidents, accidents, or problems recurring often.
Opposites 稀 describes something rare or seldom happening, the opposite of 頻繁, which describes something happening often.
偶 means something happens only occasionally, whereas 頻繁 means something happens often or frequently.
頻繁 means 'frequent', the opposite of the rarity expressed by 滅多に〜ない.
Don't confuse with 繁盛 shares the kanji 繁 with 頻繁 but means 'prosperity' or 'thriving business,' not 'frequent.'
頻繁 is a na-adjective meaning 'frequent' used to describe something, while 頻度 is the noun for the rate of occurrence itself.
Written forms 頻ひん 繁ぱん Usage 91%
Standard kanji spelling for this common na-adjective.
ひんぱん Usage 9%
Etymology A Sino-Japanese-style compound written with 頻, associated with repeated occurrence, and 繁, associated with abundance or many occurrences. This is a useful kanji-based explanation rather than a precise historical derivation.
頻繁 is a na-adjective/noun meaning 'frequent' and is used with に as an adverb, while しばしば is itself an adverb meaning 'often'.
