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    3. てくてく

    てくてく

    てくてく

    (walking a long distance) at a steady pace

    KMT3CoreAdverb, ParticleDaily LifeKana Vocab4 strokes

    てくてく

    Adverb, Particle

    1.
    (walking a long distance) at a steady pace, intently, earnestly, single-mindedly, trudgingly, ploddingly
    onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    Stroke 0 / 4

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    彼かれは駅えきまでてくてく歩あるいた。

    He trudged to the station.

    KMT3Daily Life
    毎まい日にち、公こう園えんまでてくてく散さん歩ぽするのが日にっ課かです。

    Walking steadily to the park every day is my routine.

    KMT3Daily Life
    朝あさ早はやくから、おばあさんが畑はたけまでてくてく歩あるいていく。

    From early morning, the grandmother walks steadily to the field.

    KMT3Daily Life
    目もく的てき地ちまで地ち図ずを見みながらてくてくと進すすんだ。

    I steadily advanced towards my destination while looking at the map.

    KMT4Daily Life
    子こ供どもたちは遠えん足そくで、疲つかれた足あしでてくてく歩あるき続つづけた。

    The children continued to plod along with tired feet during the excursion.

    KMT4Daily Life

    Kana that make up this word

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    te
    く
    ku
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