どうどう

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Japanese

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For pronunciation and definitions of どうどう – see the following entries.
堂堂
[adjective] [from late 1100s] magnificent, grand, bold, impressive, majestic, imposing, dignified, stately
[adjective] [from 1906] proud, fair, square, open, unreserved, hiding nothing
[adverb] [from late 1100s] magnificently, grandly, boldly, impressively, majesticly, imposingly, in a dignified or stately manner
[adverb] [from 1906] proudly, fairly, squarely, openly, unreservedly, without apology, without hesitation, hiding nothing
Alternative spelling
堂々
道道
[noun] a Hokkaido prefectural road
(This term, どうどう (dōdō), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)

(The following entry is uncreated: 同道.)