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JLPT N3 · Adverbs of time

いつのまにか

before one knows it

Stroke order of いつのまにか

6 characters, 13 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

い · 2 strokesつ · 1 strokesの · 1 strokesま · 3 strokesに · 3 strokesか · 3 strokes

Memory trick

ITSU NO MA NI KA — 'it's no ma, nika' time slipped by unnoticed.

Parts: Adverb phrase; unnoticed change.

The characters in いつのまにか

  • い い — i (2 strokes)
  • つ つ — tsu (1 strokes)
  • の の — no (1 strokes)
  • ま ま — ma (3 strokes)
  • に に — ni (3 strokes)
  • か か — ka (3 strokes)

Example sentence

いつのまにか夜になった。

いつのまにかよるになった。

Before I knew it, it was night.

More words: Adverbs of time

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