JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 33

昔 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

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セキseki シャクshaku
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昔8 strokes

How to write 昔: stroke order

昔 has 8 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.

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

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

  • 廾

  • 日

    day; sun

    Radical

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JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 33