'taru' adjective, adverb taking the と particle

  1. halting (speech), faltering, stammering.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
訥々 とつとつ
訥訥 とつとつ
吶々 とつとつ
吶吶 とつとつ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

stutter
トツ ども.る (Kentei 1)
say, word
い.う こと ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
inside, within, between
ナイ うち ダイ (2nd, N3)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
repeated kanji symbol