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JLPT N5 · Other kana adverbs

たぶん

probably; maybe

Stroke order of たぶん

3 characters, 11 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

た · 4 strokesぶ · 6 strokesん · 1 strokes

Memory trick

TABUN — 'tub' of bun: probably

Parts: Probably

The characters in たぶん

  • た た — ta (4 strokes)
  • ぶ ぶ — bu (6 strokes)
  • ん ん — n (the only lone consonant) (1 strokes)

Example sentence

たぶん雨が降ります。

たぶんあめがふります。

It will probably rain.

More words: Other kana adverbs

まっすぐstraight aheadいっしょにtogetherひとりでalone; by oneselfぜひby all meansきっとsurely; certainlyもちろんof courseまずfirst of allつぎにnextみんなeveryone; allぜんぶall; everythingほかにbesides; anything elseだけonly; justしかonly (with negative)でもbut; however

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