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.
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
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.