JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 21

鹿 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

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しかshika かka

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鹿11 strokes

How to write 鹿: stroke order

鹿 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.

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

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

  • 广

  • 比

    compare; ratio

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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 21