JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 55

酷 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

cruel; severe

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酷14 strokes

How to write 酷: stroke order

酷 has 14 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.

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

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

  • 酉

    Radical

  • 告

    inform; announce

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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 55