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JLPT N5 · Places & transport (katakana)

ドライブ

どらいぶ

drive (car trip)

Stroke order of ドライブ

4 characters, 11 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

ド · 4 strokesラ · 2 strokesイ · 2 strokesブ · 3 strokes

Memory trick

Sounds like 'DRIVE': do-ra-i-bu.

Parts: from English 'drive'; used as a noun for a car outing

The characters in ドライブ

  • ド ど — do (4 strokes)
  • ラ ら — ra (2 strokes)
  • イ い — i (2 strokes)
  • ブ ぶ — bu (3 strokes)

Example sentence

日曜日にドライブに行きます。

にちようびにどらいぶにいきます。

I go for a drive on Sunday.

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