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JLPT N3 · Hiragana nouns

あくび

yawn

Stroke order of あくび

3 characters, 7 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

あ · 3 strokesく · 1 strokesび · 3 strokes

Memory trick

AKUBI — 'ah, cube-y': a big 'ah' with mouth wide as a cube, a yawn.

Parts: noun; あくびをする = to yawn

The characters in あくび

  • あ あ — a (3 strokes)
  • く く — ku (1 strokes)
  • び び — bi (3 strokes)

Example sentence

授業中にあくびが出た。

じゅぎょうちゅうにあくびがでた。

I yawned during class.

More words: Hiragana nouns

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