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JLPT N3 · Home (katakana)

マンション

まんしょん

apartment; condo

Stroke order of マンション

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

マ · 2 strokesン · 2 strokesシ · 3 strokesョ · 3 strokesン · 2 strokes

Memory trick

From 'mansion', but in Japan an apartment or condo.

Parts: from English 'mansion' (means condo)

The characters in マンション

  • マ ま — ma (2 strokes)
  • ン ん — n (the only lone consonant) (2 strokes)
  • シ し — shi (3 strokes)
  • ン ん — n (the only lone consonant) (2 strokes)

Example sentence

駅の近くのマンションに住んでいる。

えきのちかくのまんしょんにすんでいる。

I live in a condo near the station.

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