JLPT N3 · Character

大人しい

おとなしい

quiet; gentle

Stroke order of 大人しい

4 characters, 8 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

大 · 3 strokes人 · 2 strokes し · 1 strokes い · 2 strokes

Memory trick

A big (大) person (人) who stays calm and gentle.

Parts: 大 big + 人 person + しい

The characters in 大人しい

人ひと — person (2 strokes)
しし — shi (1 strokes)
いい — i (2 strokes)

Example sentence

この犬はとても大人しい。

このいぬはとてもおとなしい。

This dog is very gentle.

Words with 大

大きいbig 大人adult 大学生university student 大学university 大事important 大好きloved; very fond of 大嫌いhated 大丈夫all right; OK 大変tough; very 大使館embassy 大雨heavy rain 大雪heavy snow 大勢many people; crowd 大学院graduate school 大地the earth; ground 大家landlord 大陸continent 大根daikon radish

Words with 人

一人one person; alone 二人two people 三人three people 四人four people 何人how many people 人person 日本人Japanese person 一人っ子only child 大人adult 男の人man 女の人woman 外国人foreigner 友人friend 人口population 主人husband; owner 人形doll 恋人sweetheart 人生life

More words: Character

性格personality 陽気cheerful 内気shy; timid 短気short-tempered 呑気easygoing; carefree 頑固stubborn 我儘selfish 生意気cheeky; impertinent 几帳面methodical; meticulous 勤勉hardworking 怠けるto be lazy 臆病cowardly; timid 勇気courage

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