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JLPT N3 · Adverbs of guessing

なんとか

somehow; managing

Stroke order of なんとか

4 characters, 10 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

な · 4 strokesん · 1 strokesと · 2 strokesか · 3 strokes

Memory trick

NANTOKA — 'non-toe-car' managing somehow.

Parts: Adverb; barely managing.

The characters in なんとか

  • な な — na (4 strokes)
  • ん ん — n (the only lone consonant) (1 strokes)
  • と と — to (2 strokes)
  • か か — ka (3 strokes)

Example sentence

なんとか間に合った。

なんとかまにあった。

I somehow made it in time.

More words: Adverbs of guessing

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