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JLPT N4 kanji · Chapter 17

牛 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

cow; cattle

On: ギュウgyuu ゴgo
Kun: うしushi

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

牛4 strokes

How to write 牛: stroke order

牛 has 4 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.

牛 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes — The stroke order of 牛 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).

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JLPT N4 kanji · Chapter 17

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