JLPT N2 kanji · Chapter 14

児 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

child

On
ジji ニni ゲイgei
Kun
こko っこkko

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

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児7 strokes

How to write 児: stroke order

児 has 7 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.

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

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

  • 旧

    old; former

  • 儿 (八)

    eight

    Radical

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JLPT N2 kanji · Chapter 14