JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 3

信 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

trust; faith; message

On
シンshin
Kun
まことmakoto まかせるmakaseru たよりtayori

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信9 strokes

How to write 信: stroke order

信 has 9 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.

信 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes
The stroke order of 信 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 信

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

  • 亻 (人)

    person

    Radical

  • 言

    say; words

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JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 3