どきどきdokidoki
どきんどきんdokindokin
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Definitions
- adverb (with と)thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; pitapat; pitter-patter
- suru verbto beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | どきどきする |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | どきどきします |
| Negative (nai) | どきどきしない |
| polite (masen) | どきどきしません |
| classical zu / nu | どきどきせず・どきどきせぬ |
| Past (ta) | どきどきした |
| polite (mashita) | どきどきしました |
| Past negative (nakatta) | どきどきしなかった |
| polite (masen deshita) | どきどきしませんでした |
| Te form | どきどきして |
| Potential | どきどきできる |
| Passive | どきどきされる |
| Causative | どきどきさせる |
| Causative passive | どきどきさせられる |
| Conditional (ba) | どきどきすれば |
| tara | どきどきしたら |
| Volitional | どきどきしよう |
| polite (mashou) | どきどきしましょう |
| Imperative | どきどきしろ |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Related鼓動こどうWrittenA noun for the heartbeat itself and its sound, leaning to written/formal prose; 「ドキドキ」 is a mimetic word for the heart racing when you are nervous or excited.
- Related心拍しんぱくWrittenRefers to the heartbeat in medical and exercise contexts; the count is 「心拍数」. It carries none of 「ドキドキ」's emotional coloring.
- Related心悸しんきWrittenA medical term for the subjective sensation of one's heart pounding, often in 「心悸亢進」; everyday talk of a racing heart from nerves uses 「ドキドキ」.
- Antonym落ち着くおちつくNeutralNeutral register: to calm down and settle, as in 「気持ちが落ち着く」 — the opposite of the pounding heart of 「ドキドキ」.
- Antonym平然へいぜんWrittenWritten/formal prose: acting calm and unbothered, as in 「平然としている」 — the opposite of the nervous, anxious 「ドキドキ」.
Use 「ドキドキ」 for your heart pounding with nerves or excitement. In written prose say 「鼓動」; 「心悸」 and 「心拍」 are medical terms. To describe calming down, use 「落ち着く」; for staying composed, 「平然」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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