JLPT N4 kanji · Chapter 16

犬 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

dog

On
ケンken
Kun
いぬinu

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

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犬4 strokes

How to write 犬: stroke order

犬 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.

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

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

  • 大

    big; large

  • 丶

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JLPT N4 kanji · Chapter 16