How to say 'Evenly' in Japanese | とんとん

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The Japanese word for Evenly is 'Tonton', written as とんとん in Japanese.

word

とんとん

Meaning

Evenly

Reading

Tonton

Explanation

The Japanese adverb 'とんとん (tonton)' is used to describe something progressing or being done in a balanced, even, or smooth manner. It often implies a sense of fairness or equality, such as when dividing something equally or when things are going smoothly without issues. For example: The work is progressing evenly「仕事がとんとん進んでいる」(しごとがとんとんすすんでいる). They divided the money evenly「彼らはお金をとんとんに分けた」(かれらはおかねをとんとんにわけた). This adverb can also be used to describe the sound of light tapping or knocking, such as 'とんとんとドアを叩く (とんとんとドアをたたく)' (knocking on the door lightly).

Part Of Speech

adverb

Frequency

2188

Composition

hiragana

Handwriting

Hiragana in the Word とんとん

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

と

Reading

hiragana

ん

Reading

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'Tonton' means 'Evenly' .

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