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JLPT N2 kanji · Chapter 25

斬 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

cut down; novel

On: ザンzan サンsan センsen ゼンzen
Kun: きるkiru

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

斬11 strokes

How to write 斬: stroke order

斬 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.

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

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

車
car; vehicle
斤
traditional weight unit; loaf counter
Radical

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JLPT N2 kanji · Chapter 25

幼 young; immatureOnヨウ、ユウKunおさない、いとけない斬 cut down; novelOnザン、サン、センKunきる勇 courage; braveOnユウ、ヨウKunいさむ、いさましい、つよい昇 rise; ascendOnショウKunのぼる寿 long life; celebrationOnジュ、ス、シュウKunことぶき、ことぶく、ことほぐ菜 vegetable; greensOnサイKunな季 seasonOnキKunすえ液 liquidOnエキKunしる、わき券 ticket; certificateOnケンKunてがた、わりふ祭 festival; enshrineOnサイKunまつり、まつる