JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 23

科 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

department; subject of study

On
カka
Kun
とがtoga しなshina しぐさshigusa

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

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科9 strokes

How to write 科: stroke order

科 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.

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

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

  • 禾

    Radical

  • 斗

    dipper; traditional volume measure

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JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 23