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JLPT N3 · Mimetic words: feelings

もやもや

gloomy; unsettled

Stroke order of もやもや

4 characters, 12 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

も · 3 strokesや · 3 strokesも · 3 strokesや · 3 strokes

Memory trick

MOYA-MOYA — 'moya' like moist haze, murky in the mind.

Parts: adverb; with する; vague gloom

The characters in もやもや

  • も も — mo (3 strokes)
  • や や — ya (3 strokes)
  • も も — mo (3 strokes)
  • や や — ya (3 strokes)

Example sentence

心がもやもやします。

こころがもやもやします。

My heart feels unsettled.

More words: Mimetic words: feelings

はらはらanxious; on edgeうきうきcheerful; buoyantぞっとshudder; chilled with fearむかむかnauseous; angryくよくよbrood; fretおどおどtimid; nervousひやひやfrightened; in a cold sweatうんざりfed up; sick of

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