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JLPT N4 kanji · Chapter 14

赤 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

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On: セキseki シャクshaku
Kun: あかaka あかいakai あからむakaramu あからめるakarameru

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

赤7 strokes

How to write 赤: stroke order

赤 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.

赤 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes — The stroke order of 赤 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 14

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