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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 7

系 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

system; lineage

On: ケイkei
Kun: つなぐtsunagu すじsuji

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

系7 strokes

How to write 系: stroke order

系 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.

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

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

丿
糸
thread
Radical

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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 7

激 intense; violentOnゲキKunはげしい、はげます徳 virtue; moral goodnessOnトク挙 raise; undertakeOnキョKunあがる、あげる、こぞる志 aspiration; intentionOnシKunこころざす、こころざし、しりんぐ敷 spread; layOnフKunしく、しき系 system; lineageOnケイKunつなぐ、すじ織 weaveOnショク、シキKunおる、おり製 manufactureOnセイKunつくる端 edge; endOnタンKunは、はし、はた遺 leave behindOnイ、ユイKunのこす、のこる、わすれる