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ちょくちょく

often; frequently; every so often; now and then

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Examples

  1. 彼はちょくちょく遊びに来る。

    かれはちょくちょくあそびにくる。

    He drops by to see us quite often.

  2. だってお隣さんだし。ちょくちょくお邪魔するから。

    だっておとなりさんだし。ちょくちょくおじゃまするから。

    Well, we're neighbours. I'll be popping over all the time.

  3. 最近ちょくちょく人の名前を忘れるようになった。

    さいきんちょくちょくひとのなまえをわすれるようになった。

    Lately I've started forgetting people's names now and then.

Common patterns

ちょくちょく来る
to come by often
ちょくちょく会う
to meet fairly often
ちょくちょく顔を出す
to show up now and then

Memory tip

Spoken and colloquial. Same frequency as たびたび but far more casual, and it suits small repeated events rather than serious ones — in a written report use 頻繁に. Do not confuse with ちょいちょい (similar, even more casual) or 直に (じかに, directly).

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