JLPT N5 kanji · Chapter 1

日 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

day; sun

On
ニチnichi ジツjitsu
Kun
ひhi かka びbi
Special
ついたちtsuitachi あしたashita きのうkinou はつかhatsuka

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

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日4 strokes

How to write 日: stroke order

日 has 4 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.

日 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes
The stroke order of 日 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).

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JLPT N5 kanji · Chapter 1