JLPT N4 · Manner adverbs

しっかり

firmly; reliably

Stroke order of しっかり

4 characters, 7 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

し · 1 strokesっ · 1 strokesか · 3 strokes り · 2 strokes

Memory trick

SHIKKARI — 'she carry': she carries it firmly and reliably.

Parts: adverb; firmly, steadily; often しっかりする

The characters in しっかり

しし — shi (1 strokes)
かか — ka (3 strokes)
りり — ri (2 strokes)

Example sentence

しっかり勉強してください。

しっかりべんきょうしてください。

Please study properly.

More words: Manner adverbs

うっかりcarelessly にっこりwith a smile ほっとrelieved ふらふらdizzy; unsteady びっしょりsoaking wet はっきりclearly じっとstill; fixedly そっとsoftly; gently どんどんrapidly; steadily いっしょうけんめいwith all one's might ついにfinally; at last とにかくanyway; at any rate

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