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JLPT N3 · Mimetic words: sounds

とんとん

knock knock; tapping

Stroke order of とんとん

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

と · 2 strokesん · 1 strokesと · 2 strokesん · 1 strokes

Memory trick

TONTON — 'tone-tone' of a knuckle tapping the door.

Parts: Onomatopoeia for light knocking; also 'smooth progress'.

The characters in とんとん

  • と と — to (2 strokes)
  • ん ん — n (the only lone consonant) (1 strokes)
  • と と — to (2 strokes)
  • ん ん — n (the only lone consonant) (1 strokes)

Example sentence

誰かがドアをとんとん叩いた。

だれかがどあをとんとんたたいた。

Someone knocked on the door.

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