JLPT N3 · Mimetic words: motion

ぴょんぴょん

hopping

Stroke order of ぴょんぴょん

6 characters, 12 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

ぴ · 2 strokesょ · 3 strokesん · 1 strokes ぴ · 2 strokesょ · 3 strokesん · 1 strokes

Memory trick

PYON-PYON — a 'pion' (pawn) hopping like a bunny.

Parts: Mimetic adverb; hopping or jumping.

The characters in ぴょんぴょん

ぴぴ — pi (2 strokes)
んん — n (the only lone consonant) (1 strokes)
ぴぴ — pi (2 strokes)
んん — n (the only lone consonant) (1 strokes)

Example sentence

うさぎがぴょんぴょん跳ねる。

うさぎがぴょんぴょんはねる。

The rabbit hops around.

More words: Mimetic words: motion

よろよろstaggering ぶらぶらstrolling; dangling うろうろwandering around ころころrolling; changing often くるくるspinning round ぐるぐるgoing round and round すいすいsmoothly; swimmingly のろのろslowly; sluggishly ばたばたhustle and bustle; flapping せかせかhurried; restless ゆらゆらswaying ふわふわfluffy; floating ひらひらfluttering ちらちらflickering; glancing

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