JLPT N3 · Adverbs of manner

急に

きゅうに

suddenly

Stroke order of 急に

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

急 · 9 strokes に · 3 strokes

Memory trick

A heart 心 with a hand grabbing someone ⺈ from behind means a sudden rush.

Parts: 急 hurry (⺈ + ヨ + 心 heart) + に kana

The characters in 急に

急きゅう — sudden; urgent (9 strokes)
にに — ni (3 strokes)

Example sentence

急に雨が降り出した。

きゅうにあめがふりだした。

It suddenly started to rain.

Words with 急

急ぐto hurry 特急limited express 急行express (train)急sudden; urgent 救急車ambulance

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 直接directly 一斉にall at once 同時にat the same time 別々separately 改めてagain; anew 思わずunintentionally 本来originally 全てall; everything 一旦once; for a moment

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