JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 101

茨 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

thorny shrub; thorn

Kun
いばらibara

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茨9 strokes

How to write 茨: stroke order

茨 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.

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

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

  • 艹 (艸)

    Radical

  • 次

    next; sequence

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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 101