続々
ぞくぞく
successively, in succession
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Examples
続々と人が集まった。
ぞくぞくとひとがあつまった。
People gathered one after another.
今月も新商品が続々と登場します。
こんげつもしんしょうひんがぞくぞくととうじょうします。
This month too, new products will be appearing one after another.
開場前から、会場には客が続々と詰めかけていた。
かいじょうまえから、かいじょうにはきゃくがぞくぞくとつめかけていた。
Even before the doors opened, visitors were streaming into the venue.
Common patterns
- 続々と集まる
- to gather in a steady stream
- 続々と登場する
- to appear one after another
- 続々入荷
- new stock arriving continuously
Memory tip
It normally takes と, and it has an upbeat, advertising ring — arrivals, new titles, crowds. Compare 相次いで, which usually reports troubles, and do not confuse it with the mimetic ぞくぞく of shivering.
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