JLPT N3 · Adverbs of frequency & amount

ちらほら

here and there

Stroke order of ちらほら

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

ち · 2 strokes ら · 2 strokes ほ · 4 strokes ら · 2 strokes

Memory trick

CHIRA-HORA — 'cheer-a, hora!' a few cherry blossoms here and there.

Parts: Adverb; sparse scattered.

The characters in ちらほら

ちち — chi (2 strokes)
らら — ra (2 strokes)
ほほ — ho (4 strokes)
らら — ra (2 strokes)

Example sentence

桜がちらほら咲き始めた。

さくらがちらほらさきはじめた。

Cherry blossoms began to bloom here and there.

More words: Adverbs of frequency & amount

しばしばoften ちょくちょくnow and then いちいちone by one; every single いくつもmany; numerous なにもかもeverything あれこれthis and that それぞれeach; respectively すべてall; everything ひとりでにby itself ずらりとin a row まとめてall together あちこちhere and there なんでもanything; whatever

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