コツコツ

steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; laboriously

Also:knocking

AdverbJLPT N2

What does コツコツ mean?

コツコツ is a Japanese adverb meaning steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; laboriously in English. It can also be translated as knocking depending on context. It is written as コツコツ in hiragana, and kotsukotsu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.