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JLPT N3 · Tastes & textures

酸っぱい

すっぱい

sour

Stroke order of 酸っぱい

4 characters, 22 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

酸 · 14 strokesっ · 1 strokesぱ · 5 strokesい · 2 strokes

Memory trick

酸 has a sake jar 酉 with a slow-footed 夋 bite: a sour tang, with っぱい kana.

Parts: 酸 sour + っぱい kana

The characters in 酸っぱい

  • ぱ ぱ — pa (5 strokes)
  • い い — i (2 strokes)

Example sentence

このレモンは酸っぱいです。

このれもんはすっぱいです。

This lemon is sour.

Words with 酸

酸素oxygen

More words: Tastes & textures

塩辛いsalty渋いastringent; tasteful濃いstrong; thick; dark香りaroma; fragrance匂いsmell新鮮fresh腐るto rot; to go bad味わうto taste; to savor生raw脂っこいgreasy; oily風味flavor

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