JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 30

舌 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

tongue

On
ゼツzetsu セツsetsu
Kun
したshita ことばkotoba

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

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舌6 strokes

How to write 舌: stroke order

舌 has 6 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.

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

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

  • 千

    thousand

  • 口

    mouth; opening

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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 30