小刻(こきざ)みに

こきざみに
adverb
in small steps; bit by bit; tremblingly
mannermovement
1. in small steps; in small increments; bit by bit
Doing something in small, frequent amounts or movements rather than all at once.
小刻(こきざ)みに歩(ある)く。
To walk in small steps.
値段(ねだん)が小刻(こきざ)みに上(あ)がっている。
The price is rising in small increments.
休憩(きゅうけい)を小刻(こきざ)みに取(と)った方(ほう)が効率(こうりつ)がいい。
Taking breaks in small, frequent intervals is more efficient.
2. tremblingly; shivering; quivering
Shaking or trembling with small, rapid movements, often from cold, fear, or nervousness.
寒(さむ)さで体(からだ)が小刻(こきざ)みに震(ふる)えた。
My body trembled from the cold.
緊張(きんちょう)で手(て)が小刻(こきざ)みに震(ふる)えている。
My hands are trembling slightly from nervousness.
犬(いぬ)が恐怖(きょうふ)で小刻(こきざ)みに震(ふる)えていたので、抱(だ)き上(あ)げてあげた。
The dog was trembling with fear, so I picked it up.

Forms

小(こ) (small) + 刻(きざ)み (intervals/increments) + に (adverbial particle). Literally 'in small intervals.'

SENSE 1 — SMALL INCREMENTS:
Describes doing something in small, frequent amounts rather than all at once.

SENSE 2 — TREMBLING:
Specifically paired with 震(ふる)える to describe rapid, small shaking from cold, fear, or nervousness.

Similar words

  • 小刻(こきざ)みに: small, rapid increments
  • 少(すこ)しずつ: little by little (gradual, not necessarily rapid)

Related Words

Compare: 少(すこ)しずつ (little by little (gradual))
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Added 2026.3.19 15:58 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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