JLPT N4 · Manner adverbs

うっかり

carelessly

Stroke order of うっかり

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

う · 2 strokesっ · 1 strokesか · 3 strokes り · 2 strokes

Memory trick

UKKARI — 'ook, carry!': ook, I forgot to carry it, carelessly.

Parts: adverb; careless mistake

The characters in うっかり

うう — u (2 strokes)
かか — ka (3 strokes)
りり — ri (2 strokes)

Example sentence

うっかりかぎを忘れました。

うっかりかぎをわすれました。

I carelessly forgot my key.

More words: Manner adverbs

にっこりwith a smile ほっとrelieved ふらふらdizzy; unsteady びっしょりsoaking wet しっかりfirmly; reliably はっきりclearly じっとstill; fixedly そっとsoftly; gently どんどんrapidly; steadily いっしょうけんめいwith all one's might ついにfinally; at last とにかくanyway; at any rate

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