たびたび

たびたび · tabitabi · JLPT N3 · adverb

often

度々 = tabi (time, occasion) said twice: time after time

度 (tabi) means one time or occasion, as in この度 (this time). The 々 mark repeats the kanji, so the word says time-time, which means again and again. Saying it twice works like the English phrase time after time.

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