Bloomko
JLPT N3 · Set phrases

とんでもない

outrageous; not at all

Stroke order of とんでもない

6 characters, 15 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

と · 2 strokesん · 1 strokesで · 3 strokesも · 3 strokesな · 4 strokesい · 2 strokes

Memory trick

TONDEMO NAI — 'tonne demo nigh' a tonne of nonsense.

Parts: Phrase; refusing thanks.

The characters in とんでもない

  • と と — to (2 strokes)
  • ん ん — n (the only lone consonant) (1 strokes)
  • で で — de (3 strokes)
  • も も — mo (3 strokes)
  • な な — na (4 strokes)
  • い い — i (2 strokes)

Example sentence

とんでもない、私のせいです。

とんでもない、わたしのせいです。

Not at all, it's my fault.

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