順々

じゅんじゅん · junjun · JLPT N2 · noun

order

🔢 順 (order) + 々 (repeat mark) = order repeated: one after another

々 is the repeat mark that stands for the kanji before it, so 順々 writes 順 twice. It describes things happening one after another, each taking its turn in sequence.

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