ちょくちょく

ちょくちょく · chokuchoku · JLPT N1 · adverb

often

Sounds like 'chock-chock' tapping: a small tap, a pause, another tap, again and again.

Reduplicated 'choku' (quick, direct), so it means repeated short occurrences. Use it for habits that recur often or visits that happen now and then.

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