JLPT N3 · Mimetic words: motion

せかせか

hurried; restless

Stroke order of せかせか

4 characters, 12 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

せ · 3 strokes か · 3 strokes せ · 3 strokes か · 3 strokes

Memory trick

SEKA-SEKA — 'sec-a, sec-a!' a person counting seconds, always in a rush.

Parts: Mimetic adverb; restless hurrying.

The characters in せかせか

せせ — se (3 strokes)
かか — ka (3 strokes)
せせ — se (3 strokes)
かか — ka (3 strokes)

Example sentence

彼はいつもせかせかしている。

かれはいつもせかせかしている。

He is always bustling about restlessly.

More words: Mimetic words: motion

よろよろstaggering ぶらぶらstrolling; dangling うろうろwandering around ころころrolling; changing often くるくるspinning round ぐるぐるgoing round and round すいすいsmoothly; swimmingly のろのろslowly; sluggishly ばたばたhustle and bustle; flapping ぴょんぴょんhopping ゆらゆらswaying ふわふわfluffy; floating ひらひらfluttering ちらちらflickering; glancing

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