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JLPT N4 · Manner adverbs

とにかく

anyway; at any rate

Stroke order of とにかく

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

と · 2 strokesに · 3 strokesか · 3 strokesく · 1 strokes

Memory trick

TONIKAKU — 'tone, a cow': whatever tone, a cow moos; anyway.

Parts: adverb; anyway, in any case

The characters in とにかく

  • と と — to (2 strokes)
  • に に — ni (3 strokes)
  • か か — ka (3 strokes)
  • く く — ku (1 strokes)

Example sentence

とにかく食べてみましょう。

とにかくたべてみましょう。

Anyway, let's try eating it.

More words: Manner adverbs

うっかりcarelesslyにっこりwith a smileほっとrelievedふらふらdizzy; unsteadyびっしょりsoaking wetしっかりfirmly; reliablyはっきりclearlyじっとstill; fixedlyそっとsoftly; gentlyどんどんrapidly; steadilyいっしょうけんめいwith all one's mightついにfinally; at last

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