JLPT N5 kanji · Chapter 5

男 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

man; male

On
ダンdan ナンnan
Kun
おとこotoko おo おのこonoko

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

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男7 strokes

How to write 男: stroke order

男 has 7 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.

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

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

  • 田

    rice field

    Radical

  • 力

    power; strength

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JLPT N5 kanji · Chapter 5