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JLPT N3 · Hiragana verbs

くたびれる

get tired; wear out

Stroke order of くたびれる

5 characters, 11 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

く · 1 strokesた · 4 strokesび · 3 strokesれ · 2 strokesる · 1 strokes

Memory trick

KUTABIRERU — 'cut a beer, rue': cut a beer crate all day, worn out.

Parts: ichidan verb; get tired, worn out

The characters in くたびれる

  • く く — ku (1 strokes)
  • た た — ta (4 strokes)
  • び び — bi (3 strokes)
  • れ れ — re (2 strokes)
  • る る — ru (1 strokes)

Example sentence

歩きすぎてくたびれた。

あるきすぎてくたびれた。

I walked too much and got worn out.

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いじめるbullyからかうtease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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