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JLPT N2 kanji · Chapter 22

簡 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

simple; concise

On: カンkan ケンken
Kun: えらぶerabu ふだfuda

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

簡18 strokes

How to write 簡: stroke order

簡 has 18 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.

簡 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes — The stroke order of 簡 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 簡

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

竹
bamboo
Radical
間
interval; between

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