JLPT N3 · Mimetic words: how things are done

こっそり

secretly; on the sly

Stroke order of こっそり

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

こ · 2 strokesっ · 1 strokesそ · 1 strokes り · 2 strokes

Memory trick

KOSSORI — 'cause so, really' tiptoe quietly, secretly.

Parts: Mimetic adverb; secretly.

The characters in こっそり

ここ — ko (2 strokes)
そそ — so (1 strokes)
りり — ri (2 strokes)

Example sentence

こっそりお菓子を食べた。

こっそりおかしをたべた。

I ate sweets on the sly.

More words: Mimetic words: how things are done

ゆったりloose; comfortable ぎりぎりjust barely; at the last minute 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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