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JLPT N3 · Mimetic words: feelings

くよくよ

brood; fret

Stroke order of くよくよ

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

く · 1 strokesよ · 2 strokesく · 1 strokesよ · 2 strokes

Memory trick

KUYO-KUYO — 'cooey, cooey' you keep calling yourself over the past.

Parts: adverb; with する; worrying

The characters in くよくよ

  • く く — ku (1 strokes)
  • よ よ — yo (2 strokes)
  • く く — ku (1 strokes)
  • よ よ — yo (2 strokes)

Example sentence

小さなことでくよくよしないで。

ちいさなことでくよくよしないで。

Don't fret over small things.

More words: Mimetic words: feelings

はらはらanxious; on edgeうきうきcheerful; buoyantぞっとshudder; chilled with fearむかむかnauseous; angryもやもやgloomy; unsettledおどおどtimid; nervousひやひやfrightened; in a cold sweatうんざりfed up; sick of

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