JLPT N4 · Certainty & attitude

まさか

surely not; no way

Stroke order of まさか

3 characters, 9 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

ま · 3 strokes さ · 3 strokes か · 3 strokes

Memory trick

MASAKA — 'must a car?': must it be a car? No way!

Parts: adverb; disbelief

The characters in まさか

まま — ma (3 strokes)
ささ — sa (3 strokes)
かか — ka (3 strokes)

Example sentence

まさか、うそでしょう。

No way, you must be kidding.

More words: Certainty & attitude

かならずwithout fail もしかしたらperhaps; possibly やはりas expected; after all やっぱりas expected; after all どうせanyway; after all せっかくwith much trouble; specially わざわざgoing out of one's way わざとon purpose なるべくas much as possible ちゃんとproperly; neatly

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