JLPT N4 kanji · Chapter 15

洋 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

ocean; Western

On
ヨウyou
Kun
うみumi なだnada ひろいhiroi

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

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洋9 strokes

How to write 洋: stroke order

洋 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.

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

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

  • 氵 (水)

    water

    Radical

  • 羊

    sheep

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JLPT N4 kanji · Chapter 15