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JLPT N3 · Mimetic words: how things are done

てきぱき

briskly; efficiently

Stroke order of てきぱき

4 characters, 14 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

て · 1 strokesき · 4 strokesぱ · 5 strokesき · 4 strokes

Memory trick

TEKI-PAKI — 'tech-y pack-y' packs things efficiently.

Parts: Mimetic adverb; brisk work.

The characters in てきぱき

  • て て — te (1 strokes)
  • き き — ki (4 strokes)
  • ぱ ぱ — pa (5 strokes)
  • き き — ki (4 strokes)

Example sentence

彼女はてきぱき働く。

かのじょはてきぱきはたらく。

She works briskly.

More words: Mimetic words: how things are done

ゆったりloose; comfortableこっそりsecretly; on the slyぎりぎりjust barely; at the last minuteぎっしりtightly packedたっぷりplenty; generouslyきちんとproperly; neatlyさっさとquickly; promptlyぐずぐずdawdlingだらだらsluggishly; dragging onごちゃごちゃmessy; clutteredすらすらsmoothly; fluentlyじっくりcarefully; thoroughly

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