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JLPT N3 · Mimetic words: sounds

がたがた

rattling

Stroke order of がたがた

4 characters, 18 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

が · 5 strokesた · 4 strokesが · 5 strokesた · 4 strokes

Memory trick

GATA-GATA — a 'got-a got-a' loose window rattling in the wind.

Parts: Mimetic adverb; rattling or shaking; also trembling.

The characters in がたがた

  • が が — ga (5 strokes)
  • た た — ta (4 strokes)
  • が が — ga (5 strokes)
  • た た — ta (4 strokes)

Example sentence

風で窓ががたがた鳴る。

かぜでまどががたがたなる。

The window rattles in the wind.

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