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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 49

銘 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

inscription; lasting impression

On: メイmei ミョウmyou
Kun: しるすshirusu

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

銘14 strokes

How to write 銘: stroke order

銘 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.

銘 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes — The stroke order of 銘 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 銘

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

金
money; gold
Radical
名
name

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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 49

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