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JLPT N3 · Mimetic words: faces & voices

きょろきょろ

looking around restlessly

Stroke order of きょろきょろ

6 characters, 16 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

き · 4 strokesょ · 3 strokesろ · 1 strokesき · 4 strokesょ · 3 strokesろ · 1 strokes

Memory trick

KYORO-KYORO — 'Kyoro, where's Kyoto?' a tourist's eyes dart everywhere.

Parts: Mimetic adverb; eyes moving about; with する.

The characters in きょろきょろ

  • き き — ki (4 strokes)
  • ろ ろ — ro (1 strokes)
  • き き — ki (4 strokes)
  • ろ ろ — ro (1 strokes)

Example sentence

子供が店できょろきょろしている。

こどもがみせできょろきょろしている。

The child is looking around restlessly in the shop.

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うとうとdozing offすやすやsleeping peacefullyぼーっとspaced outじろじろstaring

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