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JLPT N3 · Mimetic words: how things are done

ぎりぎり

just barely; at the last minute

Stroke order of ぎりぎり

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

ぎ · 6 strokesり · 2 strokesぎ · 6 strokesり · 2 strokes

Memory trick

GIRI-GIRI — 'gee, really?' you just barely made the train.

Parts: Mimetic adverb/noun; on the edge.

The characters in ぎりぎり

  • ぎ ぎ — gi (6 strokes)
  • り り — ri (2 strokes)
  • ぎ ぎ — gi (6 strokes)
  • り り — ri (2 strokes)

Example sentence

ぎりぎり電車に間に合った。

ぎりぎりでんしゃにまにあった。

I just barely made the train.

More words: Mimetic words: how things are done

ゆったりloose; comfortableこっそりsecretly; on the slyぎっしりtightly packedたっぷりplenty; generouslyきちんとproperly; neatly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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