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“one after another” in Japanese

Japanese

Also続々 (zokuzoku) · 続出 (zokushutsu)

Pronunciation

Romajitsugitsugi

Example

客が次々と来ます。kyaku ga tsugi tsugi to ki ma su

Customers arrive one after another.

Illustration for 次々 (one after another)

How to say “one after another” in Japanese

“One after another” in Japanese is 次々 (tsugitsugi).

Shows a sequence in which each person or event follows the previous one in quick succession.

Full entry for 次々: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 次々

新しい店が駅の近くに次々と開店します。atara shi i mise ga eki no chika ku ni tsugi tsugi to kai ten shi ma su

New stores open near the station one after another.

Tips for using 次々

  • This adverb often appears when several customers, guests, or messages arrive in close succession rather than all at once.

Other Japanese words for “one after another”

2

続々

zokuzoku

adverbone after another

客が続々と集まっています。kyaku ga zoku zoku to atsu ma tte i ma su

Customers are gathering one after another.

3

続出

zokushutsu

nounone after another

事故が続出しています。ji ko ga zoku shutsu shi te i ma su

Accidents are occurring one after another.

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