JLPT N3 · Hiragana verbs

こぼす

spill; complain

Stroke order of こぼす

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

こ · 2 strokes ぼ · 7 strokes す · 2 strokes

Memory trick

KOBOSU — 'cobbler's boss': the boss spills tea, then complains.

Parts: godan verb; spill; also complain (ぐちをこぼす)

The characters in こぼす

ここ — ko (2 strokes)
ぼぼ — bo (7 strokes)
すす — su (2 strokes)

Example sentence

ジュースをこぼしてしまった。

じゅーすをこぼしてしまった。

I spilled my juice.

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 くたびれるget tired; wear out 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

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