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JLPT N5 · Greetings & phrases

いただきます

let's eat (before meals)

Stroke order of いただきます

6 characters, 21 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

い · 2 strokesた · 4 strokesだ · 6 strokesき · 4 strokesま · 3 strokesす · 2 strokes

Memory trick

ITADAKIMASU — 'it a dock, he mass' of food: dig in!

Parts: Set phrase said before eating; humble 'I receive'

The characters in いただきます

  • い い — i (2 strokes)
  • た た — ta (4 strokes)
  • だ だ — da (6 strokes)
  • き き — ki (4 strokes)
  • ま ま — ma (3 strokes)
  • す す — su (2 strokes)

Example sentence

いただきます。おいしそうですね。

Let's eat. It looks delicious.

More words: Greetings & phrases

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