JLPT N3 · Mimetic words: how things are done

すらすら

smoothly; fluently

Stroke order of すらすら

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

す · 2 strokes ら · 2 strokes す · 2 strokes ら · 2 strokes

Memory trick

SURA-SURA — 'sue-rah' reading words slide out smoothly.

Parts: Mimetic adverb; fluently.

The characters in すらすら

すす — su (2 strokes)
らら — ra (2 strokes)
すす — su (2 strokes)
らら — ra (2 strokes)

Example sentence

彼は日本語をすらすら話す。

かれはにほんごをすらすらはなす。

He speaks Japanese fluently.

More words: Mimetic words: how things are done

ゆったりloose; comfortable こっそりsecretly; on the sly ぎりぎりjust barely; at the last minute ぎっしりtightly packed たっぷりplenty; generously きちんとproperly; neatly さっさとquickly; promptly てきぱきbriskly; efficiently ぐずぐずdawdling だらだらsluggishly; dragging on ごちゃごちゃmessy; cluttered じっくりcarefully; thoroughly

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