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JLPT N2 kanji · Chapter 3

改 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

change; reform

On: カイkai
Kun: あらためるaratameru あらたまるaratamaru

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

改7 strokes

How to write 改: stroke order

改 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.

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

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

己
self
攵 (攴)
Radical

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JLPT N2 kanji · Chapter 3

造 make; constructOnゾウKunつくる、つくり、づくり根 root; basisOnコンKunね寺 Buddhist templeOnジKunてら査 investigate; inspectOnサKunしらべる将 future; commanderOnショウ、ソウKunまさに、はた、まさ改 change; reformOnカイKunあらためる、あらたまる県 prefectureOnケンKunあがた泉 spring; fountainOnセンKunいずみ像 image; statueOnゾウ、ショウKunかたち、かたどる細 thin; fine; detailedOnサイKunほそい、ほそる、こまか