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JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 3

向 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

face; direction

On: コウkou キョウkyou
Kun: むかうmukau むくmuku むこうmukou むけるmukeru むこmuko むいmui むきmuki むけmuke むかいmukai さきにsakini

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

向6 strokes

How to write 向: stroke order

向 has 6 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.

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

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

丿
冂
口
mouth; opening
Radical

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