度々

• 読み: たびたび
• ローマ字: tabitabi
• 漢字の分解: 度 (tabi/do) — time, occasion, degree
• 発音: /ta.bi.ta.bi/

意味

Often; repeatedly; frequently. Indicates something happening many times.

An adverb formed by repeating 度 (tabi, time/occasion), emphasising recurrence. Slightly more formal than よく (often) and often carries a nuance of being noteworthy or problematic: 度々遅刻する (frequently late), 度々ご迷惑をおかけして (sorry for repeatedly causing trouble). Common in apologies and formal statements. Can also be written たびたび in hiragana.

例文

1. 度々すみませんが、もう一つ質問があります。
2. この地域では度々地震が起きている。
3. 彼は度々約束を忘れるので困っている。

使い方ガイド

場面: apologies, formal speech, reports

トーン: apologetic

起源と歴史

Reduplication of 度 (tabi, time/occasion). The kanji 度 originally depicted a hand measuring a span, extending to mean 'a time' or 'an instance.' Doubled, it means 'time after time.'

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal