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JLPT N2 kanji · Chapter 23

甘 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

sweet; lenient

On: カンkan
Kun: あまいamai あまえるamaeru あまやかすamayakasu うまいumai

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

甘5 strokes

How to write 甘: stroke order

甘 has 5 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.

甘 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes — The stroke order of 甘 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 N2 kanji · Chapter 23

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