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JLPT N3 · Hiragana verbs

いじめる

bully

Stroke order of いじめる

4 characters, 8 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

い · 2 strokesじ · 3 strokesめ · 2 strokesる · 1 strokes

Memory trick

IJIMERU — 'eedgy mare-u': an edgy mare kicks and bullies others.

Parts: ichidan verb; bully, pick on

The characters in いじめる

  • い い — i (2 strokes)
  • じ じ — ji (3 strokes)
  • め め — me (2 strokes)
  • る る — ru (1 strokes)

Example sentence

動物をいじめてはいけない。

どうぶつをいじめてはいけない。

You must not be cruel to animals.

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からかうteaseふざけるjoke aroundあきれるbe amazed; be fed upぶつけるbump; hitぶつかるcollideこぼすspill; complain

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