JLPT N4 kanji · Chapter 8

京 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

capital city

On
キョウkyou ケイkei キンkin
Kun
みやこmiyako

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

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京8 strokes

How to write 京: stroke order

京 has 8 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

京 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes
The stroke order of 京 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 京

The parts 京 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

  • 亠

    Radical

  • 口

    mouth; opening

  • 小

    small

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JLPT N4 kanji · Chapter 8