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JLPT N5 · Other kana adverbs

しか

only (with negative)

Stroke order of しか

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

し · 1 strokesか · 3 strokes

Memory trick

SHIKA — 'she car' only her car; needs negative

Parts: Only; with negative

The characters in しか

  • し し — shi (1 strokes)
  • か か — ka (3 strokes)

Example sentence

百円しかありません。

ひゃくえんしかありません。

I only have 100 yen.

More words: Other kana adverbs

まっすぐstraight aheadいっしょにtogetherひとりでalone; by oneselfぜひby all meansたぶんprobably; maybeきっとsurely; certainlyもちろんof courseまずfirst of allつぎにnextみんなeveryone; allぜんぶall; everythingほかにbesides; anything elseだけonly; justでもbut; however

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