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丁々: (sound of) hitting repeatedly, pummelling, clashing, clacking, clicking (e.g. of go stones) | JLPT N1 Vocabulary | JLPTMatome

丁々(ちょうちょう)

ちょうちょう

(sound of) hitting repeatedly, pummelling, clashing, clacking, clicking (e.g. of go stones)

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Reading and meaning

Reading: ちょうちょう
Romaji: chouchou
Meaning: (sound of) hitting repeatedly, pummelling, clashing, clacking, clicking (e.g. of go stones)
Word type: noun

FuriganaEnglish

盤上(ばんじょう)で丁々(ちょうちょう)と碁石(ごいし)を打(う)つ音(おと)が響(ひび)いた。
The clicking sound of Go stones being placed echoed across the board.
鍛冶場(かじば)から、槌(つち)が丁々(ちょうちょう)と鉄(てつ)を打(う)つ音(おと)が

聞(き)

こえた。

From the forge came the clacking sound of a hammer repeatedly striking iron.

道場(どうじょう)には、竹刀(しない)を丁々(ちょうちょう)と打(う)ち合(あ)う音(おと)が響(ひび)いていた。

The sound of bamboo swords clashing repeatedly echoed through the dojo.

隣室(りんしつ)から、古(ふる)いタイプライターを丁々(ちょうちょう)と打(う)つ音(おと)が聞(き)こえた。

From the next room came the clacking sound of someone typing on an old typewriter.