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JLPT N3 · Mimetic words: sounds

ばたん

slam; bang

Stroke order of ばたん

3 characters, 11 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

ば · 6 strokesた · 4 strokesん · 1 strokes

Memory trick

BATAN — 'bat-on!' a door slams like a bat hit it.

Parts: Onomatopoeia for a door slam or a fall.

The characters in ばたん

  • ば ば — ba (6 strokes)
  • た た — ta (4 strokes)
  • ん ん — n (the only lone consonant) (1 strokes)

Example sentence

ドアがばたんと閉まった。

どあがばたんとしまった。

The door slammed shut.

More words: Mimetic words: sounds

がたがたrattlingぱらぱらsprinkling; flipping pagesしとしとdrizzling gentlyぽたぽたdrippingざわざわbuzzing (crowd); rustlingがやがやnoisy chatterしーんとdead silentがちゃんclang; crashどすんthudとんとんknock knock; tappingぐうぐうsnoring; stomach growlingばりばりcrunching; energeticallyぱちぱちclapping; crackling

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