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JLPT N2 kanji · Chapter 30

姓 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

family name

On: セイsei ショウshou
Kun: かばねkabane

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

姓8 strokes

How to write 姓: stroke order

姓 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.

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

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

女
woman; female
Radical
生
life; birth; raw

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JLPT N2 kanji · Chapter 30

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