JLPT N2 kanji · Chapter 7

歴 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

history; successive experience

On
レキreki レッキrekki リャクryaku
Kun
へるheru

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

1234567891011121314
歴14 strokes

How to write 歴: stroke order

歴 has 14 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.

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

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

  • 厂

  • 林

    woods; grove

  • 止

    stop

    Radical

More kanji in this chapter

JLPT N2 kanji · Chapter 7