たびたび

たびたび
adverb
often, frequently, repeatedly
1. often, frequently, repeatedly
Many times; happening again and again.
たびたびすみません。
Sorry for bothering you again.
彼(かれ)はたびたびこの店(みせ)に来(く)る。
He comes to this store often.
たびたびご迷惑(めいわく)をおかけしてすみません。
I'm sorry for troubling you so often.
たびたび遅刻(ちこく)すると信用(しんよう)を失(うしな)う。
If you're frequently late, you'll lose people's trust.
最近(さいきん)たびたび頭(あたま)が痛(いた)くなるので、一度(いちど)病院(びょういん)に行(い)ったほうがいいかもしれない。
I've been getting headaches frequently lately, so I should probably go to the hospital at least once.

たびたび means 'often' or 'repeatedly' and can be written in kanji as 度々(たびたび). It's slightly more formal than よく.

REGISTER: Neutral to slightly formal

SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS:

  • よく: often (most common, casual-neutral)
  • しばしば: often (literary, formal)
  • 頻繁(ひんぱん)に: frequently (formal)
  • たびたび: often, repeatedly (neutral-formal)
  • 何度(なんど)も: many times (emphasizes repetition)

たびたび often appears in polite expressions like たびたびすみません (sorry for bothering you repeatedly) and たびたび失礼(しつれい)します (sorry to keep interrupting).

Related Words

Related: しばしば (often (literary))
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Added 2026.1.13 8:49 · Revised 2026.2.5 21:32
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