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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 16

典 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

canon; ceremony; reference work

On: テンten デンden
Kun: ふみfumi のりnori

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

典8 strokes

How to write 典: stroke order

典 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.

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

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

曲
bend; tune
八
eight
Radical

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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 16

聖 holy; sacredOnセイ、ショウKunひじり典 canon; ceremony; reference workOnテン、デンKunふみ、のり剣 swordOnケンKunつるぎ症 symptom; conditionOnショウKunしるし納 pay; supply; fit intoOnノウ、ナッ、ナKunおさめる、おさまる、いれる弥 increasingly; widely; established name elementOnミ、ビKunや、いや、あまねし融 melt; blend; circulate fundsOnユウKunとける、とかす、とおる浜 beach; shoreOnヒンKunはま郷 hometown; villageOnキョウ、ゴウKunさと惑 be confused; misleadOnワクKunまどう