JLPT N2 kanji · Chapter 27

坊 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

monk; boy; person suffix

On
ボウbou ボッ ホウhou
Kun
まちmachi へやheya

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

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坊7 strokes

How to write 坊: stroke order

坊 has 7 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.

坊 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes
The stroke order of 坊 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 坊

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

  • 土

    soil; earth

    Radical

  • 方

    direction; way; person

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JLPT N2 kanji · Chapter 27