JLPT N3 · Adverbs of degree

いっそう

even more

Stroke order of いっそう

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

い · 2 strokesっ · 1 strokesそ · 1 strokes う · 2 strokes

Memory trick

ISSOU — 'it's so-o' even more so.

Parts: Adverb; further, even more.

The characters in いっそう

いい — i (2 strokes)
そそ — so (1 strokes)
うう — u (2 strokes)

Example sentence

いっそう努力します。

いっそうどりょくします。

I will make even more effort.

More words: Adverbs of degree

さっぱりnot at all; refreshed まったくentirely; not at all よほどvery; greatly あまりにtoo; excessively ますますmore and more ほんのmere; just a わりとrelatively; rather せめてat least たったonly; merely めったにrarely

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