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JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 15

参 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

participate; go humbly

On: サンsan シンshin
Kun: まいるmairu まいmai まじわるmajiwaru みつmitsu

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

参8 strokes

How to write 参: stroke order

参 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.

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

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

厶
Radical
大
big; large
彡

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JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 15

師 teacher; specialistOnシKunいくさ、みやこ告 inform; announceOnコクKunつげる深 deepOnシンKunふかい、ふかめる、ふかまる存 exist; preserveOnソン、ゾンKunながらえる、ある、たもつ争 compete; disputeOnソウKunあらそう、いかでか、いさめる覚 remember; awakenOnカクKunおぼえる、さめる、さます側 sideOnソク、ショクKunがわ、かわ、そば飛 flyOnヒKunとぶ、とばす参 participate; go humblyOnサン、シンKunまいる、まい、まじわる突 thrust; collideOnトツ、カKunつく