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JLPT N3 · Mimetic words: faces & voices

しくしく

sobbing quietly

Stroke order of しくしく

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

し · 1 strokesく · 1 strokesし · 1 strokesく · 1 strokes

Memory trick

SHIKU-SHIKU — 'she, cook' she cooks and quietly sobs.

Parts: adverb; with する/泣く; quiet crying

The characters in しくしく

  • し し — shi (1 strokes)
  • く く — ku (1 strokes)
  • し し — shi (1 strokes)
  • く く — ku (1 strokes)

Example sentence

女の子がしくしく泣いています。

おんなのこがしくしくないています。

The girl is sobbing quietly.

More words: Mimetic words: faces & voices

にやにやgrinning; smirkingくすくすgigglingげらげらroaring with laughterめそめそwhimperingぶつぶつgrumbling; mutteringぼんやりabsent-minded; vaguelyうとうとdozing offすやすやsleeping peacefullyぼーっとspaced outきょろきょろlooking around restlesslyじろじろstaring

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