JLPT N5 · Other kana adverbs

まっすぐ

straight ahead

Stroke order of まっすぐ

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

ま · 3 strokesっ · 1 strokesす · 2 strokes ぐ · 3 strokes

Memory trick

MASSUGU — 'mass, goo' straight ahead

Parts: Straight; directions

The characters in まっすぐ

まま — ma (3 strokes)
すす — su (2 strokes)
ぐぐ — gu (3 strokes)

Example sentence

まっすぐいってください。

Please go straight.

More words: Other kana adverbs

いっしょにtogether ひとりでalone; by oneself ぜひby all means たぶんprobably; maybe きっとsurely; certainly もちろんof course まずfirst of all つぎにnext みんなeveryone; all ぜんぶall; everything ほかにbesides; anything else だけonly; just しかonly (with negative)でもbut; however

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