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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 16

剣 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

sword

On: ケンken
Kun: つるぎtsurugi

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

剣10 strokes

How to write 剣: stroke order

剣 has 10 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.

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

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

㑒 (僉)
刂 (刀)
sword; blade
Radical

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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 16

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