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JLPT N3 · Mimetic words: how things are done

ごちゃごちゃ

messy; cluttered

Stroke order of ごちゃごちゃ

6 characters, 18 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

ご · 4 strokesち · 2 strokesゃ · 3 strokesご · 4 strokesち · 2 strokesゃ · 3 strokes

Memory trick

GOCHA-GOCHA — 'gotcha' lost in a cluttered mess.

Parts: Mimetic adverb; messy.

The characters in ごちゃごちゃ

  • ご ご — go (4 strokes)
  • ち ち — chi (2 strokes)
  • ご ご — go (4 strokes)
  • ち ち — chi (2 strokes)

Example sentence

机の上がごちゃごちゃだ。

つくえのうえがごちゃごちゃだ。

The desk is a cluttered mess.

More words: Mimetic words: how things are done

ゆったりloose; comfortableこっそりsecretly; on the sly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すらすらsmoothly; fluentlyじっくりcarefully; thoroughly

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