コツコツ
Also written こつこつ
Meanings
- Adverb steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; laboriously; diligently
- knocking; tapping; clicking; drumming
Example sentences
- だれかがドアをこつこつとたたいている。
Someone is tapping at the door. - こつこつやれば受験に受かるだろう。
Stick at it, and you'll pass the exam. - 彼は仕事をこつこつやった。
He stuck to his job. - どんな勉強でも、毎日コツコツとやるのが一番だと思う。
No matter what you're studying, I think it's best to study a little every day. - ハイヒールのコツコツいう音、なんか耳障りなんだよね。本人たちは何とも思わないのかな。
The clicking of high heels kind of hurts my ears. Do the people wearing them not notice?
Common phrases
- コツコツやる