JLPT N3 · Hiragana verbs

ためらう

hesitate

Stroke order of ためらう

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

た · 4 strokes め · 2 strokes ら · 2 strokes う · 2 strokes

Memory trick

TAMERAU — 'tame, rowing': tame about rowing, he hesitates on the dock.

Parts: godan verb; often negative: ためらわずに

The characters in ためらう

たた — ta (4 strokes)
めめ — me (2 strokes)
らら — ra (2 strokes)
うう — u (2 strokes)

Example sentence

彼は返事をためらった。

かれはへんじをためらった。

He hesitated to reply.

More words: Hiragana verbs

さぼるskip (work); slack off ごまかすcheat; gloss over うなずくnod ささやくwhisper ばれるbe found out ずれるslip; be out of line しゃべるchat; talk くたびれるget tired; wear out いじめるbully からかうtease ふざけるjoke around あきれるbe amazed; be fed up ぶつけるbump; hit ぶつかるcollide こぼすspill; complain

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