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JLPT N4 kanji · Chapter 1

言 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

say; words

On: ゲンgen ゴンgon
Kun: ことkoto いうiu ことばkotoba

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

言7 strokes

How to write 言: stroke order

言 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.

言 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes — The stroke order of 言 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).

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JLPT N4 kanji · Chapter 1

言 say; wordsOnゲン、ゴンKunこと、いう、ことば手 handOnシュ、ズKunて、た自 selfOnジ、シKunみずから、おのずから、おのずと者 person; practitionerOnシャKunもの事 matter; eventOnジ、ズKunこと、つかう、つかえる思 thinkOnシKunおもう、おもえらく、おぼす会 meet; associationOnカイ、エKunあう、あわせる、あつまる家 house; familyOnカ、ケKunいえ、や、うち的 target; relating toOnテキKunまと、あきらか方 direction; way; personOnホウKunかた、がた、かく