JLPT N3 · Adverb

しばしば (shibashiba)

しばしば is a Japanese adverb meaning “often; again and again”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: しばしば
Romaji: shibashiba
Word class: Adverb
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly · adverb · usually written in kana, onomatopoeia / mimetic

Example sentences

私はしばしば絶望感に襲われた。

I was often seized by despair.

Tatoeba #160629

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Source: JMdict entry 1005580 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.