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すると

thereupon; then

Stroke order of すると

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

す · 2 strokesる · 1 strokesと · 2 strokes

Memory trick

SURUTO — 'sue root': you sue, and then the root of the matter appears.

Parts: conjunction; 'and then' with sudden event

The characters in すると

  • す す — su (2 strokes)
  • る る — ru (1 strokes)
  • と と — to (2 strokes)

Example sentence

ドアを開けると、猫がいた。

どあをあけると、ねこがいた。

When I opened the door, there was a cat.

More words: Linking words

なおfurthermore; stillけれどbut; howeverそれにbesides; moreoverそのうえin additionそれともor; or elseところがhowever; butところでby the wayそこでso; accordinglyそれならin that caseまたはor; otherwiseつまりin short; that isたとえばfor example

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