Japanese word

次々

Pronunciation

Romajitsugitsugi

Meaning

  • adverbone after another

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)

More examples

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.

Core concept

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

Common phrases

  • 次々と来るtsugi tsugi to ku ru

    arrive one after another

  • 次々と現れるtsugi tsugi to arawa re ru

    appear one after another

Similar words

続々zokuzoku: One after another in a steady stream, with many people or things arriving or appearing in succession.
どんどんdondon: At a rapid pace that often suggests steady progress, growth, or change.

Definition in Japanese

物事が間を置かずに続いて起こるさま。mono goto ga aida o o ka zu ni tsuzu i te o ko ru sa ma

Word origin

次々 (tsugitsugi) is formed by repeating 次 (tsugi, "next"), expressing the idea of one next thing after another.

Usage tips

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

Other meanings

  • one by oneadverb

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