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JLPT N4 · Conditionals & grammar words

もし

if

Stroke order of もし

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

も · 3 strokesし · 1 strokes

Memory trick

MOSHI — 'moh-shee': 'Mosh, if...' If you mosh, you'll sweat.

Parts: adverb; pairs with ~たら, ~ば, ~なら

The characters in もし

  • も も — mo (3 strokes)
  • し し — shi (1 strokes)

Example sentence

もし雨なら、行きません。

もしあめなら、いきません。

If it rains, I won't go.

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