小刻み

こきざみ

[kokizami]

Definitions

1.noun (common) (futsuumeishi); adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

mincing; chopping finely

2.adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps)

3.adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

gradual; bit by bit; little by little

寒さむさで体からだが小刻みこきざみに震えふるえていた。

My body was trembling in small shivers from the cold.

小刻みこきざみにステップを踏みふみながら踊っおどった。

She danced while taking small, quick steps.

嬉しうれしそうに小刻みこきざみに尻尾しっぽを振るふる犬いぬを撫でなでてやった。

I pet the dog as it happily wagged its tail in quick little movements.