丁々

Japanese

Kanji in this term
丁	丁
ちょう Grade: 3	ちょう Grade: 3
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
丁丁

Adverb

丁(ちょう)々(ちょう) or 丁々(チョウチョウ) • (chōchō) 

1. with violent noises such as clashing of swords
2. in heated argument, verbal sparring

Usage notes

Like all words in Japanese with two consecutive kanji which are the same, the second kanji is usually abbreviated with 々.