JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 13

華 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

splendor; flower

On
カka ケke ゲge
Kun
はなhana しろいshiroi

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

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華10 strokes

How to write 華: stroke order

華 has 10 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.

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

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

  • 艹 (艸)

    Radical

  • 丨

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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 13