JLPT N2 kanji · Chapter 38

零 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

zero

On
レイrei
Kun
こぼすkobosu ぜろzero こぼれるkoboreru おちるochiru ふるfuru あまりamari

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

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零13 strokes

How to write 零: stroke order

零 has 13 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.

零 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes
The stroke order of 零 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 零

The parts 零 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

  • 雨

    rain

    Radical

  • 令

    order; command

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JLPT N2 kanji · Chapter 38