たびたび・度々・度度tabitabi[0]heiban (flat)

1. adverboften; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
   私はたびたび彼かれから手紙てがみをもらう。↗

   I often get a letter from him.

• SynonymしきりにNeutralFrequently, one thing after another, as in 「しきりに頷く」; it can also mean eagerly or intently, a sense 「度々」 lacks, which covers only how often something happens.
• Synonym再三さいさんWrittenAgain and again, often with requests or warnings, as in 「再三注意した」; leans toward written prose.
• SynonymしばしばWrittenIdentical to the 「しばしば」 entry above; common in written prose, as in 「しばしば見られる」.
• Synonym往々おうおうWrittenWritten; 'often, as a rule', usually as 「往々にして」, suggesting a regular tendency rather than counting occurrences.
• Synonym再々さいさいWrittenFrequently, close to 「再三」; leans written.
• SynonymちょくちょくCasualColloquial; now and then, fairly often, as in 「ちょくちょく顔を出す」; light and casual.
• SynonymちょいちょいCasualColloquial; often, and also doing something nimbly; even more casual than 「ちょくちょく」.
• Synonym繰り返しくりかえしNeutralRepetition, or doing the same action over, as in 「繰り返し練習する」; focuses on one action being repeated.
• Synonym頻繁ひんぱんWrittenMeans frequent, as in 「頻繁に連絡する」; a na-adjective, and leans toward written prose.
• SynonymしょっちゅうCasualColloquial; all the time, even for the slightest thing; more casual than 「度々」.
• Synonym時々ときどきNeutralSometimes, from time to time; a lower frequency than 「度々」.
• SynonymしきりとWrittenSame as 「頻りに」 but less common and leaning toward written prose.
• SynonymしげしげWrittenMeans frequently, or gazing closely and steadily, as in 「しげしげと眺める」; 「度々」 has none of that watching sense.
• Synonym重ね重ねかさねがさねFormalFormal; over and over, typically in solemn apologies or thanks, as in 「重ね重ねお詫び申し上げます」.
• Synonym返す返すかえすがえすNeutralRepeatedly, mostly in 「返す返すも残念」 to express deep regret; not a general frequency word.
• Synonym一度ならずいちどならずWrittenWritten; 'not just once', stressing that something happened over and over.
• Synonym再三再四さいさんさいしWrittenA four-character idiom stressing repetition over and over; stronger in tone than 「再三」.
• Synonym重ねてかさねてNeutralOnce more, used to solemnly repeat a request, thanks or apology, as in 「重ねてお詫び申し上げます」.
• Synonym重々じゅうじゅうNeutralMostly 'fully, very much', as in 「重々承知」; can also mean again and again.
• Synonym一再ならずいっさいならずWrittenWritten; more than once or twice, though examples are rare.
• Related始終しじゅうNeutralFrom start to finish, all the time; closer to 'constantly' than 「度々」.
• AntonymたまにNeutralOccasionally, once in a while — the opposite of 「度々」.
• Antonym間々ままNeutralNow and then, occasionally, as in 「間々ある」; a lower frequency than 「度々」.
• Antonym稀にNeutralRarely, seldom — the opposite of 「度々」.

For 'often, repeatedly' in neutral contexts, 「度々」 is the default. In written prose prefer 「しばしば」; use 「再三」 when stressing 'again and again', as in requests or warnings, and 「重ね重ね」 for solemn apologies or thanks. In casual speech choose 「ちょくちょく」 or 「しょっちゅう」. 「頻りに」 adds an eager, incessant nuance, 「繰り返し」 stresses one action repeated, and 「頻繁」 is the written na-adjective for 'frequent'. For lower frequency use 「時々」 or 「偶に」, and 「稀に」 for 'rarely'.

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1. 繰り返くりかえしするさま。しばしば。毎度まいど。