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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 18

泣 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

cry; weep

On: キュウkyuu
Kun: なくnaku

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

泣8 strokes

How to write 泣: stroke order

泣 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.

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

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

氵 (水)
water
Radical
立
stand; establish

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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 18

堀 moat; ditchOnクツ、コツKunほり、あな創 create; originateOnソウ、ショウKunつくる、はじめる、きず泣 cry; weepOnキュウKunなく憶 remember; recollectOnオクKunおぼえる、おもう幹 trunk; main partOnカンKunみき、から、わざ露 dew; revealOnロ、ロウKunつゆ、あらわ、あらわれる矢 arrowOnシKunや握 grasp; holdOnアクKunにぎる儀 ceremony; mannerOnギKunのり、よい聴 listen attentivelyOnチョウ、テイKunきく、ゆるす