JLPT N5 · Adverbs of time

すぐ

soon; right away

Stroke order of すぐ

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

す · 2 strokes ぐ · 3 strokes

Memory trick

SUGU — 'sue, goo' right away

Parts: Right away; soon

The characters in すぐ

すす — su (2 strokes)
ぐぐ — gu (3 strokes)

Example sentence

すぐきます。

I'll come right away.

More words: Adverbs of time

もうalready; anymore まだstill; not yet いつもalways ときどきsometimes たいていusually またagain はじめてfor the first time さっきa little while ago あとでlater いまnow これからfrom now on やっとat last; finally だんだんgradually ゆっくりslowly; leisurely

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