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JLPT N4 · Life & travel (katakana)

オートバイ

おーとばい

motorcycle

Stroke order of オートバイ

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

オ · 3 strokesー · 1 strokesト · 2 strokesバ · 4 strokesイ · 2 strokes

Memory trick

From 'auto' + 'bike' — a motorbike.

Parts: wasei-eigo 'auto-bi(cycle)'

The characters in オートバイ

  • オ お — o (3 strokes)
  • ト と — to (2 strokes)
  • バ ば — ba (4 strokes)
  • イ い — i (2 strokes)

Example sentence

兄はオートバイに乗ります。

あにはおーとばいにのります。

My brother rides a motorcycle.

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