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JLPT N1 · Adverb

堂々 (doudou)

堂々 (どうどう, doudou) is a Japanese adverb meaning “magnificent; grand”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
どうどう
Romaji
doudou
Word class
Adverb
Level
JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. magnificent; grand; impressive; dignified; majestic · たる-adjective, adverb (taking と)
  2. fair; square; open; unashamed; brazen · たる-adjective, adverb (taking と)
  3. grandly; boldly; confidently · adverb (taking と)
  4. fairly; squarely; unreservedly; brazenly · adverb (taking と)

Example sentences

その老人は堂々とした顔つきをしていた。
The old man had a noble countenance.
Tatoeba #206104
彼はその式典で堂々と振る舞った。
He bore himself well at the ceremony.
Tatoeba #112724

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

Kanji in 堂々

堂
public chamber, hallドウ · 11 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 堂々.

食堂しょくどうdining room講堂こうどうauditorium議事堂ぎじどうassembly hall

Source: JMdict entry 1599260 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.