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JLPT N4 · Frequency & timing

もうすぐ

soon; shortly

Stroke order of もうすぐ

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

も · 3 strokesう · 2 strokesす · 2 strokesぐ · 3 strokes

Memory trick

MOU SUGU — 'moe sue-goo': mo' soon-goo, very soon.

Parts: adverb; soon, in a short time

The characters in もうすぐ

  • も も — mo (3 strokes)
  • う う — u (2 strokes)
  • す す — su (2 strokes)
  • ぐ ぐ — gu (3 strokes)

Example sentence

もうすぐ夏休みです。

もうすぐなつやすみです。

Summer vacation is coming soon.

More words: Frequency & timing

そろそろsoon; it's about timeようやくfinally; at lengthとうとうfinally; in the endこのあいだthe other dayしばらくfor a whileたまにoccasionallyまもなくshortly; soonそのうちbefore long; eventually

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