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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 21

哲 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

wisdom; philosophy

On: テツtetsu
Kun: さといsatoi あきらかakiraka

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

哲10 strokes

How to write 哲: stroke order

哲 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.

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

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

折
fold; break
口
mouth; opening
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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 21

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