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JLPT N3 · Mimetic words: sounds

しーんと

dead silent

Stroke order of しーんと

4 characters, 5 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

し · 1 strokesー · 1 strokesん · 1 strokesと · 2 strokes

Memory trick

SHIINTO — 'sheeen!' someone shushes and all goes silent.

Parts: Mimetic adverb; with する or なる.

The characters in しーんと

  • し し — shi (1 strokes)
  • ん ん — n (the only lone consonant) (1 strokes)
  • と と — to (2 strokes)

Example sentence

部屋がしーんと静まった。

へやがしーんとしずまった。

The room fell dead silent.

More words: Mimetic words: sounds

がたがたrattlingぱらぱらsprinkling; flipping pagesしとしとdrizzling gentlyぽたぽたdrippingざわざわbuzzing (crowd); rustlingがやがやnoisy chatterがちゃんclang; crashばたんslam; bangどすんthudとんとんknock knock; tappingぐうぐうsnoring; stomach growlingばりばりcrunching; energeticallyぱちぱちclapping; crackling

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