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JLPT N3 · Adverbs of degree

めったに

rarely

Stroke order of めったに

4 characters, 10 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

め · 2 strokesっ · 1 strokesた · 4 strokesに · 3 strokes

Memory trick

METTA NI — 'metal knee' rarely bends.

Parts: Adverb; used with negatives.

The characters in めったに

  • め め — me (2 strokes)
  • た た — ta (4 strokes)
  • に に — ni (3 strokes)

Example sentence

彼はめったに笑わない。

かれはめったにわらわない。

He rarely laughs.

More words: Adverbs of degree

さっぱりnot at all; refreshedまったくentirely; not at allよほどvery; greatlyあまりにtoo; excessivelyますますmore and moreほんのmere; just aわりとrelatively; ratherいっそうeven moreせめてat leastたったonly; merely

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