JLPT N3 · Hiragana verbs

からかう

tease

Stroke order of からかう

4 characters, 10 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

か · 3 strokes ら · 2 strokes か · 3 strokes う · 2 strokes

Memory trick

KARAKAU — 'car, a cow': teasing a cow beside the car.

Parts: godan verb; tease, make fun of

The characters in からかう

かか — ka (3 strokes)
らら — ra (2 strokes)
かか — ka (3 strokes)
うう — u (2 strokes)

Example sentence

弟をからかって怒られた。

おとうとをからかっておこられた。

I teased my brother and got scolded.

More words: Hiragana verbs

さぼるskip (work); slack off ためらうhesitate ごまかすcheat; gloss over うなずくnod ささやくwhisper ばれるbe found out ずれるslip; be out of line しゃべるchat; talk くたびれるget tired; wear out いじめるbully ふざけるjoke around あきれるbe amazed; be fed up ぶつけるbump; hit ぶつかるcollide こぼすspill; complain

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