頻繁な（ひんぱんな、hinpaんna）
- frequent

The Japanese word 頻繁な (ひんぱんな) is an adjective that means "frequent," "often," "regular," or "repeated." It describes something that happens many times, at short intervals, or regularly. The meaning emphasizes the high rate or commonness of an event or action. The adjective 頻繁な typically modifies a noun, describing its frequency.

⚫︎頻繁な電話 Translation: Frequent phone calls ⚫︎頻繁な会議 Translation: Regular meetings ⚫︎頻繁な旅行 Translation: Frequent travel

You use 頻繁な to describe events or actions that occur often or regularly. It's suitable in various contexts, from daily life to business, to scientific discussion. You'd use it when you want to emphasize the high rate of occurrence. The word 頻繁な modifies a noun, and it comes before the noun it describes.

頻繁な is written with the kanji 頻繁 (ひんぱん) and the adjective ending な. ⚫︎Kanji: 頻繁 ⚫︎Hiragana: ひんぱん The okurigana (the suffix hiragana) is な. There are no other ways to write this word. The spelling is fixed.

⚫︎よく(yoku): often, frequently ⚫︎しばしば(shibashiba): often, frequently ⚫︎たびたび(tabitabi): often, repeatedly ⚫︎いつも(itsumo): always, usually ⚫︎度々(たびたび): Often, frequently (formal) ⚫︎常(つね) - always, constantly (formal)

⚫︎まれな(marena): rare ⚫︎めったにない(mettani nai): seldom, rarely ⚫︎たまに(tamani): occasionally ⚫︎時々(tokidoki): sometimes

彼は頻繁な出張をしています。 ・Translation: He has frequent business trips. ・Explanation: The sentence describes a person who travels a lot for business. The adjective 頻繁な modifies the noun 出張 (shucchou - business trip).

その店は頻繁な顧客の訪問を受けている。 ・Translation: That store receives frequent customer visits. ・Explanation: This sentence describes the business of the store. 頻繁な modifies 訪問(houmon - visits).

The word 頻繁 is derived from Chinese. The first kanji 頻 (hin) means "often" or "frequently." The second kanji 繁 (han) signifies "busy" or "thriving," but in this compound, it contributes to the meaning of frequency or abundance. The addition of the adjectival suffix な transforms the noun compound 頻繁 into an adjective.