Components
どきどき is an exact match with one form of the following word:
ドキドキ
BOOST
1. thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; pitapat; pitter-patter  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
2. to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound; to palpitate  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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Usefulness and usage:
Kanshudo usefulness level: 6 (among the 15,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 71,943 which gives a rank of 11,185
ドキドキ is the most useful form. 3 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 90% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 13,000 (about 55,400,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 14459
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Example sentences:
むね
ドキドキさせながら
かのじょ
彼女
ドア
けた

With her heart pounding, she opened the door.
しんぞう
心臓
ドキドキしてる
My heart's beating so fast!
むね
ドキドキする
I have butterflies in my stomach.
どきどき
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 62,000 (about 6,040,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N2 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 1614 (see iKnow! collections)
• Routledge most useful 5000 words rank: 4081
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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See also:
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ドキンドキン
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 247,000 (about 16,800 results)
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どきんどきん
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 144,000 (about 607,000 results)
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See also: ドキドキ  
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