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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 9

健 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

healthy; sound

On: ケンken
Kun: すこやかsukoyaka たけしtakeshi したたかshitataka

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

健11 strokes

How to write 健: stroke order

健 has 11 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.

健 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes — The stroke order of 健 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 健

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

亻 (人)
person
Radical
建
build

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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 9

載 load; publishOnサイKunのる、のせる、しるす響 resound; affectOnキョウKunひびく、どよめく秘 secret; concealOnヒKunひめる、ひそか、かくす攻 attack; press forwardOnコウKunせめる、みがく、おさめる健 healthy; soundOnケンKunすこやか、たけし、したたか裁 judge; cut clothOnサイKunさばく、たつ隠 hide; concealOnイン、オンKunかくす、かくれる、かくし環 ring; surroundingsOnカンKunわ、たまき、めぐる援 support; assistOnエンKunたすける、ひく故 cause; past; reasonOnコKunゆえ、もと、ふるい