Vocabulary

What does 着々 (ちゃくちゃく, chakuchaku) mean?

着々 (ちゃくちゃく, chakuchaku) means steadily, surely.

Quick facts
Readingちゃくちゃく
Romajichakuchaku
Part of speechadverb
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
ちゃくちゃく
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonchakuchaku

steadily, surely

  1. 1adverb · adv-to steadily

Example sentences

  • The construction is proceeding steadily.

  • The preparations are steadily coming together.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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