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JLPT N3 · Mimetic words: faces & voices

じろじろ

staring

Stroke order of じろじろ

4 characters, 8 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

じ · 3 strokesろ · 1 strokesじ · 3 strokesろ · 1 strokes

Memory trick

JIRO-JIRO — 'Jiro' glares at you, staring rudely.

Parts: Mimetic adverb; rude staring; with 見る.

The characters in じろじろ

  • じ じ — ji (3 strokes)
  • ろ ろ — ro (1 strokes)
  • じ じ — ji (3 strokes)
  • ろ ろ — ro (1 strokes)

Example sentence

人をじろじろ見ないでください。

ひとをじろじろみないでください。

Please don't stare at people.

More words: Mimetic words: faces & voices

にやにやgrinning; smirkingくすくすgigglingげらげらroaring with laughterしくしくsobbing quietly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

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