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JLPT N3 · Hiragana verbs

あきれる

be amazed; be fed up

Stroke order of あきれる

4 characters, 10 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

あ · 3 strokesき · 4 strokesれ · 2 strokesる · 1 strokes

Memory trick

AKIRERU — 'a key, rare': a rare key lost again, you're amazed and fed up.

Parts: ichidan verb; amazed or disgusted

The characters in あきれる

  • あ あ — a (3 strokes)
  • き き — ki (4 strokes)
  • れ れ — re (2 strokes)
  • る る — ru (1 strokes)

Example sentence

彼のわがままにあきれた。

かれのわがままにあきれた。

I was fed up with his selfishness.

More words: Hiragana verbs

さぼるskip (work); slack offためらうhesitateごまかすcheat; gloss overうなずくnodささやくwhisperばれるbe found outずれるslip; be out of lineしゃべるchat; talkくたびれるget tired; wear outいじめるbullyからかうteaseふざけるjoke aroundぶつけるbump; hitぶつかるcollideこぼすspill; complain

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