JLPT N2 kanji · Chapter 7

省 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

omit; reflect; ministry

On
ショウshou セイsei
Kun
かえりみるkaerimiru はぶくhabuku

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

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省9 strokes

How to write 省: stroke order

省 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.

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

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

  • 少

    few; little

  • 目

    eye; aim

    Radical

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JLPT N2 kanji · Chapter 7