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JLPT N4 · Certainty & attitude

わざと

on purpose

Stroke order of わざと

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

わ · 2 strokesざ · 5 strokesと · 2 strokes

Memory trick

WAZATO — 'wasa-to': you ate wasabi on purpose.

Parts: adverb; intentionally

The characters in わざと

  • わ わ — wa (2 strokes)
  • ざ ざ — za (5 strokes)
  • と と — to (2 strokes)

Example sentence

弟はわざとドアを閉めました。

おとうとはわざとどあをしめました。

My brother closed the door on purpose.

More words: Certainty & attitude

かならずwithout failもしかしたらperhaps; possiblyやはりas expected; after allやっぱりas expected; after allまさかsurely not; no wayどうせanyway; after allせっかくwith much trouble; speciallyわざわざgoing out of one's wayなるべくas much as possibleちゃんとproperly; neatly

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