JLPT N5 · Other kana adverbs

だけ

only; just

Stroke order of だけ

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

だ · 6 strokes け · 3 strokes

Memory trick

DAKE — 'dah-keh' just that

Parts: Only

The characters in だけ

だだ — da (6 strokes)
けけ — ke (3 strokes)

Example sentence

水だけ飲みます。

みずだけのみます。

I only drink water.

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 たぶんprobably; maybe 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 しかonly (with negative)でもbut; however

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