JLPT N3 · Adverbs of attitude

つい

unintentionally

Stroke order of つい

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

つ · 1 strokes い · 2 strokes

Memory trick

TSUI — 'two-ee' oops, I ate two!

Parts: Adverb; slip of will.

The characters in つい

つつ — tsu (1 strokes)
いい — i (2 strokes)

Example sentence

つい食べすぎてしまった。

ついたべすぎてしまった。

I ate too much without meaning to.

More words: Adverbs of attitude

むしろrather; instead さすがas expected かえってon the contrary あいにくunfortunately ともかくat any rate せいぜいat most; at best

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