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JLPT N3 · Mimetic words: faces & voices

すやすや

sleeping peacefully

Stroke order of すやすや

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

す · 2 strokesや · 3 strokesす · 2 strokesや · 3 strokes

Memory trick

SUYA-SUYA — 'sue-yah' whispers the baby, sleeping soundly, peaceful.

Parts: Mimetic adverb; often for babies sleeping.

The characters in すやすや

  • す す — su (2 strokes)
  • や や — ya (3 strokes)
  • す す — su (2 strokes)
  • や や — ya (3 strokes)

Example sentence

赤ちゃんがすやすや寝ている。

あかちゃんがすやすやねている。

The baby is sleeping peacefully.

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ぼーっとspaced outきょろきょろlooking around restlesslyじろじろstaring

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