JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 6

活 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

active; live

On
カツkatsu
Kun
いきるikiru いかすikasu いけるikeru

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

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活9 strokes

How to write 活: stroke order

活 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.

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

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

  • 氵 (水)

    water

    Radical

  • 舌

    tongue

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JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 6