EntryCommonJLPT N2
  1. Adverb (fukushi), Adverb taking the 'to' particle

    thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; pitapat; pitter-patter

    Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    彼は心臓がどきどき打っているのを感じた。
    He felt his heart beating fast.
  2. Suru verb

    to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound; to palpitate

    Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

Also written どきどき、どきんどきん、ドキンドキン、ドッキドキ、どっきどき

Pitch on OJAD