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JLPT N3 · Mimetic words: how things are done

きちんと

properly; neatly

Stroke order of きちんと

4 characters, 9 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

き · 4 strokesち · 2 strokesん · 1 strokesと · 2 strokes

Memory trick

KICHINTO — 'kitchen-toe' neat and tidy kitchen.

Parts: Adverb; properly; with verbs.

The characters in きちんと

  • き き — ki (4 strokes)
  • ち ち — chi (2 strokes)
  • ん ん — n (the only lone consonant) (1 strokes)
  • と と — to (2 strokes)

Example sentence

部屋をきちんと片付けた。

へやをきちんとかたづけた。

I tidied the room properly.

More words: Mimetic words: how things are done

ゆったりloose; comfortableこっそりsecretly; on the slyぎりぎりjust barely; at the last minuteぎっしりtightly packedたっぷりplenty; generouslyさっさとquickly; promptlyてきぱきbriskly; efficientlyぐずぐずdawdlingだらだらsluggishly; dragging onごちゃごちゃmessy; clutteredすらすらsmoothly; fluentlyじっくりcarefully; thoroughly

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