どんどん

どんどん

Quickly and steadily; rapidly

N4adverb·dondon

How to remember it

Sound of drumbeats 'don-don'; progress keeps beating forward nonstop.

Example sentences

  • どんどん日本語が上手になっています。

    どんどんにほんごがじょうずになっています。

    My Japanese is getting better and better.

  • 町はどんどん変わっている。

    まちはどんどんかわっている。

    The town is changing rapidly.

Usage

Implies fast, continuous progress; can also mean 'by all means' with permission.

Related words

だんだんぐんぐんますます次々に

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