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JLPT N3 · Adverbs of frequency & amount

しばしば

often

Stroke order of しばしば

4 characters, 14 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

し · 1 strokesば · 6 strokesし · 1 strokesば · 6 strokes

Memory trick

SHIBASHIBA — 'she bash-bash' often bashes the drum.

Parts: Adverb; more formal 'often'.

The characters in しばしば

  • し し — shi (1 strokes)
  • ば ば — ba (6 strokes)
  • し し — shi (1 strokes)
  • ば ば — ba (6 strokes)

Example sentence

彼はしばしばここに来る。

かれはしばしばここにくる。

He often comes here.

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