JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 57

惜 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

regret losing; cherish

Kun
おしいoshii おしむoshimu

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

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惜11 strokes

How to write 惜: stroke order

惜 has 11 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.

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

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

  • 忄 (心)

    heart; mind

    Radical

  • 昔

    long ago

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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 57