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JLPT N3 · Hiragana verbs

ふざける

joke around

Stroke order of ふざける

4 characters, 13 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

ふ · 4 strokesざ · 5 strokesけ · 3 strokesる · 1 strokes

Memory trick

FUZAKERU — 'foo, zah, kay-ru': 'Foo!' he goofs around, joking.

Parts: ichidan verb; fool around, joke

The characters in ふざける

  • ふ ふ — fu (4 strokes)
  • ざ ざ — za (5 strokes)
  • け け — ke (3 strokes)
  • る る — ru (1 strokes)

Example sentence

授業中にふざけてはいけない。

じゅぎょうちゅうにふざけてはいけない。

You must not goof off during class.

More words: Hiragana verbs

さぼるskip (work); slack offためらうhesitateごまかすcheat; gloss overうなずくnodささやくwhisperばれるbe found outずれるslip; be out of lineしゃべるchat; talkくたびれるget tired; wear outいじめるbullyからかうteaseあきれるbe amazed; be fed upぶつけるbump; hitぶつかるcollideこぼすspill; complain

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