JLPT N5 kanji · Chapter 8

休 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

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キュウkyuu
Kun
やすむyasumu やすまるyasumaru やすめるyasumeru いこうikou やめるyameru さいわいsaiwai よいyoi

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

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休6 strokes

How to write 休: stroke order

休 has 6 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.

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

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

  • 亻 (人)

    person

    Radical

  • 木

    tree; wood

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JLPT N5 kanji · Chapter 8