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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 27

僧 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

Buddhist monk

On: ソウsou

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

僧13 strokes

How to write 僧: stroke order

僧 has 13 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.

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

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

亻 (人)
person
Radical
曽
formerly; earlier generation

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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 27

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