JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 1

戦 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

war; battle; fight

On
センsen
Kun
いくさikusa たたかうtatakau おののくononoku そよぐsoyogu わななくwananaku

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

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戦13 strokes

How to write 戦: stroke order

戦 has 13 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.

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

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

  • 単

    single; simple

  • 戈

    Radical

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JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 1