ちょくちょく
ちょくちょく
adverb
often; frequently; now and then
1.
often; frequently; now and then
Happening or doing something regularly but not constantly; from time to time.
ちょくちょく会います。
I see them often.
この店にはちょくちょく来ます。
I come to this shop frequently.
最近ちょくちょく電話がかかってくる。
Lately I've been getting calls quite often.
ちょくちょく means "fairly often" or "from time to time" — more frequent than 時々 but less constant than いつも.
FREQUENCY SCALE (approximate):
- いつも: always
- よく: often
- ちょくちょく: fairly often (casual)
- 時々: sometimes
- たまに: occasionally
- めったに～ない: rarely
SIMILAR ADVERBS:
- よく: often (neutral register, broader usage)
- 度々: frequently (more formal)
- しばしば: often (literary/written)
- 頻繁に: frequently (formal)
REGISTER:
Casual/colloquial. Not appropriate for formal writing or speeches. Use 頻繁に or 度々 in formal contexts.