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JLPT N4 · Frequency & timing

しばらく

for a while

Stroke order of しばらく

4 characters, 10 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

し · 1 strokesば · 6 strokesら · 2 strokesく · 1 strokes

Memory trick

SHIBARAKU — 'she bar-a-koo': she stays at the bar a while.

Parts: adverb; for a while; しばらくですね = long time no see

The characters in しばらく

  • し し — shi (1 strokes)
  • ば ば — ba (6 strokes)
  • ら ら — ra (2 strokes)
  • く く — ku (1 strokes)

Example sentence

しばらくここで待ちます。

しばらくここでまちます。

I will wait here for a while.

More words: Frequency & timing

そろそろsoon; it's about timeようやくfinally; at lengthとうとうfinally; in the endこのあいだthe other dayたまにoccasionallyもうすぐsoon; shortlyまもなくshortly; soonそのうちbefore long; eventually

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