JLPT N3 · Mimetic words: how things are done

ゆったり

loose; comfortable

Stroke order of ゆったり

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

ゆ · 2 strokesっ · 1 strokesた · 4 strokes り · 2 strokes

Memory trick

YUTTARI — 'you tarry' in loose clothes, comfy.

Parts: Mimetic adverb; roomy and relaxed.

The characters in ゆったり

ゆゆ — yu (2 strokes)
たた — ta (4 strokes)
りり — ri (2 strokes)

Example sentence

ゆったりした服を着ている。

ゆったりしたふくをきている。

I'm wearing loose, comfortable clothes.

More words: Mimetic words: how things are done

こっそりsecretly; on the sly ぎりぎりjust barely; at the last minute ぎっしりtightly packed たっぷりplenty; generously きちんとproperly; neatly さっさとquickly; promptly てきぱきbriskly; efficiently ぐずぐずdawdling だらだらsluggishly; dragging on ごちゃごちゃmessy; cluttered すらすらsmoothly; fluently じっくりcarefully; thoroughly

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