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JLPT N3 · Mimetic words: faces & voices

うとうと

dozing off

Stroke order of うとうと

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

う · 2 strokesと · 2 strokesう · 2 strokesと · 2 strokes

Memory trick

UTO-UTO — 'ooh, toe, toe' your toes twitch as you doze off in a chair.

Parts: Mimetic adverb; usually with する.

The characters in うとうと

  • う う — u (2 strokes)
  • と と — to (2 strokes)
  • う う — u (2 strokes)
  • と と — to (2 strokes)

Example sentence

電車でうとうとした。

でんしゃでうとうとした。

I dozed off on the train.

More words: Mimetic words: faces & voices

にやにやgrinning; smirkingくすくすgigglingげらげらroaring with laughterしくしくsobbing quietlyめそめそwhimperingぶつぶつgrumbling; mutteringぼんやりabsent-minded; vaguelyすやすやsleeping peacefullyぼーっとspaced outきょろきょろlooking around restlesslyじろじろstaring

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