JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 12

約 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

promise; approximately

On
ヤクyaku
Kun
つづまるtsuzumaru つづめるtsuzumeru つづまやかtsuzumayaka ちかうchikau つましいtsumashii

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

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約9 strokes

How to write 約: stroke order

約 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.

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

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

  • 糸

    thread

    Radical

  • 勺

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JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 12