JLPT N4 kanji · Chapter 17

昼 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

daytime; midday

On
チュウchuu
Kun
ひるhiru

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

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昼9 strokes

How to write 昼: stroke order

昼 has 9 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.

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

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

  • 尺

    measure; scale

  • 旦

    dawn; established sound element

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JLPT N4 kanji · Chapter 17