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JLPT N5 · Adverbs of degree

たくさん

a lot; many

Stroke order of たくさん

4 characters, 9 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

た · 4 strokesく · 1 strokesさ · 3 strokesん · 1 strokes

Memory trick

TAKUSAN — 'tack, sun': tacks in the sun, a lot of them

Parts: A lot; used without の before verbs

The characters in たくさん

  • た た — ta (4 strokes)
  • く く — ku (1 strokes)
  • さ さ — sa (3 strokes)
  • ん ん — n (the only lone consonant) (1 strokes)

Example sentence

本をたくさん読みます。

ほんをたくさんよみます。

I read a lot of books.

More words: Adverbs of degree

とてもveryすこしa littleちょっとa little; a momentもっとmoreいちばんmost; number oneよくwell; oftenあまりnot much (with negative)ぜんぜんnot at all (with negative)だいたいmostly; roughlyほんとうにreally; trulyずっとmuch more; all alongちょうどexactly; justぐらいabout; approximatelyほどabout; extent

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