とんとん

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See also: どんどん

Japanese

Pronunciation

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Adjective

とんとん or トントン (tonton-na (adnominal とんとん (tonton na), adverbial とんとん (tonton ni))

  1. nearly the same, almost equal
  2. break-even, neither profitable nor costly

Inflection

Adverb

とんとん or トントン (tonton

  1. (onomatopoeia) tap tap, (soft) knock knock
  2. progressing steadily and smoothly