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JLPT N4 kanji · Chapter 8

音 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

sound

On: オンon インin
Kun: おとoto ねne のんnon たよりtayori

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

音9 strokes

How to write 音: stroke order

音 has 9 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.

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

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

立
stand; establish
日
day; sun

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JLPT N4 kanji · Chapter 8

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