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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 25

威 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

authority; awe

On: イi
Kun: おどすodosu おどしodoshi おどかすodokasu

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

威9 strokes

How to write 威: stroke order

威 has 9 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.

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

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

戍 (戌)
女
woman; female
Radical

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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 25

威 authority; aweOnイKunおどす、おどし、おどかす屈 bend; yieldOnクツKunかがめる、かがむ、くぐまる勘 intuition; calculationOnカンKunかんがえる徹 penetrate; carry throughOnテツKunとおる斎 purify; study room elementOnサイKunとき、つつしむ、ものいみ謝 thank; apologizeOnシャKunあやまる、ことわる、さる艦 warshipOnカンKunいくさぶね催 hold an event; induceOnサイKunもよおす、もよい、うながす舎 building; quartersOnシャ、セキKunやどる、いえ、やど仁 benevolence; humanityOnジン、ニン、ニ