JLPT N3 · Mimetic words: body

げっそり

haggard; gaunt

Stroke order of げっそり

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

げ · 5 strokesっ · 1 strokesそ · 1 strokes り · 2 strokes

Memory trick

GESSORI — 'guess so, really' looking thin and gaunt.

Parts: Mimetic adverb; haggard weight loss.

The characters in げっそり

げげ — ge (5 strokes)
そそ — so (1 strokes)
りり — ri (2 strokes)

Example sentence

病気で彼はげっそりしている。

びょうきでかれはげっそりしている。

He looks gaunt from illness.

More words: Mimetic words: body

ずきずきthrobbing (pain)ひりひりstinging; smarting がんがんpounding (headache)くらくらdizzy ぞくぞくchills; thrilled へとへとexhausted くたくたworn out ぽかぽかnice and warm ぶるぶるshivering がくがくtrembling; shaky ちくちくprickly むずむずitchy; itching to ぐったりlimp; drained

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