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Illustration of 丁々

丁々とうとう

とうとう toutou Play N1

刀剣が打ち合わさる音や、斧で木を切る音などが、続けて鳴り響くさま。 clashing of swords; felling of trees; ringing of an ax

Example 1

森の中で、木を切る斧の音が丁々と響いていた。

In the forest, the sound of an ax chopping wood rang out repeatedly.

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Example 2

二人の剣士が丁々と剣を打ち合わせた。

The two swordsmen clashed their swords with ringing blows.

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Kanji breakdown

丁

N1

street; ward; town; counter for guns, tools, leaves or cakes of something; even number; 4th calendar sign

On reading
チョウ、テイ、チン、トウ、チ
Kun reading
ひのと
Radical
一
Illustration of 丁目
N1

ちょうめ

district of a town; city block (of irregular size)

Illustration of 丁寧
N4

ていねい

polite

Illustration of 庖丁
N2

ほうちょう

kitchen knife; carving knife