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JLPT N4 · Frequency & timing

たまに

occasionally

Stroke order of たまに

3 characters, 10 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

た · 4 strokesま · 3 strokesに · 3 strokes

Memory trick

TAMA NI — 'tomb knee': once in a tomb-ful of knees, occasionally.

Parts: adverb; occasionally, rarely

The characters in たまに

  • た た — ta (4 strokes)
  • ま ま — ma (3 strokes)
  • に に — ni (3 strokes)

Example sentence

たまに映画を見ます。

たまにえいがをみます。

I occasionally watch movies.

More words: Frequency & timing

そろそろsoon; it's about timeようやくfinally; at lengthとうとうfinally; in the endこのあいだthe other dayしばらくfor a whileもうすぐsoon; shortlyまもなくshortly; soonそのうちbefore long; eventually

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