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JLPT N4 kanji · Chapter 3

新 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

new

On: シンshin
Kun: あたらしいatarashii あらたarata にいnii あらara さらsara

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

新13 strokes

How to write 新: stroke order

新 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.

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

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

立
stand; establish
木
tree; wood
斤
traditional weight unit; loaf counter
Radical

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JLPT N4 kanji · Chapter 3

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