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JLPT N4 kanji · Chapter 3

世 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

world; generation

On: セse セイsei ソウsou
Kun: よyo さんじゅうsanjuu

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

世5 strokes

How to write 世: stroke order

世 has 5 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.

世 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes — The stroke order of 世 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).

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JLPT N4 kanji · Chapter 3

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