JLPT N4 · Certainty & attitude

ちゃんと

properly; neatly

Stroke order of ちゃんと

4 characters, 8 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

ち · 2 strokesゃ · 3 strokesん · 1 strokes と · 2 strokes

Memory trick

CHANTO — 'chunt-o': a chant-o of order, do it properly.

Parts: adverb; properly, neatly, as you should

The characters in ちゃんと

ちち — chi (2 strokes)
んん — n (the only lone consonant) (1 strokes)
とと — to (2 strokes)

Example sentence

ちゃんと座ってください。

ちゃんとすわってください。

Please sit properly.

More words: Certainty & attitude

かならずwithout fail もしかしたらperhaps; possibly やはりas expected; after all やっぱりas expected; after all まさかsurely not; no way どうせanyway; after all せっかくwith much trouble; specially わざわざgoing out of one's way わざとon purpose なるべくas much as possible

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