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JLPT N2 kanji · Chapter 5

階 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

floor; stair; rank

On: カイkai
Kun: きざはしkizahashi はしごhashigo しなshina

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

階12 strokes

How to write 階: stroke order

階 has 12 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.

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

The parts 階 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
皆
all; everyone

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JLPT N2 kanji · Chapter 5

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