JLPT N3 · Adverbs of manner

思わず

おもわず

unintentionally

Stroke order of 思わず

3 characters, 16 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

思 · 9 strokesわ · 2 strokes ず · 5 strokes

Memory trick

A field 田 of thoughts atop a heart 心, so thoughts slip out without intending.

Parts: 思 think (田 + 心 heart) + わず kana

The characters in 思わず

わわ — wa (2 strokes)
ずず — zu (5 strokes)

Example sentence

思わず笑ってしまった。

おもわずわらってしまった。

I laughed without meaning to.

Words with 思

思うto think 思い出memory 不思議mysterious; strange 思い出すto remember 思いやりconsideration; kindness 片思いunrequited love

More words: Adverbs of manner

実はactually; in fact 一応for now; just in case 主にmainly 次々one after another 徐々にgradually 急にsuddenly 直接directly 一斉にall at once 同時にat the same time 別々separately 改めてagain; anew 本来originally 全てall; everything 一旦once; for a moment

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