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JLPT N4 · Manner adverbs

どんどん

rapidly; steadily

Stroke order of どんどん

4 characters, 10 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

ど · 4 strokesん · 1 strokesど · 4 strokesん · 1 strokes

Memory trick

DONDON — 'don don': drum beats, rapid and steady.

Parts: mimetic adverb; progressing steadily

The characters in どんどん

  • ど ど — do (4 strokes)
  • ん ん — n (the only lone consonant) (1 strokes)
  • ど ど — do (4 strokes)
  • ん ん — n (the only lone consonant) (1 strokes)

Example sentence

町がどんどん大きくなります。

まちがどんどんおおきくなります。

The town keeps growing rapidly.

More words: Manner adverbs

うっかりcarelesslyにっこりwith a smileほっとrelievedふらふらdizzy; unsteadyびっしょりsoaking wetしっかりfirmly; reliablyはっきりclearlyじっとstill; fixedlyそっとsoftly; gentlyいっしょうけんめいwith all one's mightついにfinally; at lastとにかくanyway; at any rate

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