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    3. ドタバタ

    ドタバタ

    ドタバタ

    noisily (running around)

    KMT3CoreDaily LifeKana Vocab14 strokes

    ドタバタどたばた

    Adverb, Verb, Particle, Noun, Participle

    1.
    noisily (running around), with heavy feet
    onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    2.
    in a fluster, in a flurry, in a panic
    onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    Noun

    3.
    slapstick
    abbreviation

    Stroke 0 / 14

    Speed1.0x

    朝あさはいつもドタバタしています。

    Mornings are always a rush.

    KMT3Daily Life
    子こ供どもたちが部へ屋やじゅ中うをドタバタ走はしり回まわっている。

    The children are running around the room noisily.

    KMT3Daily LifeFamily & Relationships
    彼かれはいつも締しめ切きり前まえはドタバタしている。

    He is always in a fluster before deadlines.

    KMT4Work & CareerEmotions & Psychology
    映えい画が館かんでドタバタコメディを見みて大おお笑わらいした。

    I watched a slapstick comedy at the movie theater and laughed a lot.

    KMT4Music & EntertainmentDaily Life
    引ひっ越こしの日ひは荷に造づくりでドタバタだった。

    Moving day was a flurry of packing.

    KMT4Home & HousingDaily Life

    Kana that make up this word

    ド
    do
    タ
    ta
    バ
    ba
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