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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 37

孝 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

filial respect

On: コウkou キョウkyou

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

孝7 strokes

How to write 孝: stroke order

孝 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.

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

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

耂 (老)
grow old; aged
子
child
Radical

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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 37

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