JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 19

陰 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

shade; hidden side

On
インin オンon アンan
Kun
かげkage かげるkageru くらいkurai ひそかhisoka

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

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陰11 strokes

How to write 陰: stroke order

陰 has 11 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.

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

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

  • ⻖ (阜)

    hill; element in place names

    Radical

  • 今

    now

  • 云

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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 19