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JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 36

寒 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

cold weather

On: カンkan
Kun: さむいsamui さびしいsabishii まずしいmazushii いやしいiyashii

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

寒12 strokes

How to write 寒: stroke order

寒 has 12 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.

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

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

宀
Radical
三
three
八
eight
冫 (氷)
ice

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JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 36

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