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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 41

兼 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

combine; serve as

On: ケンken
Kun: かねるkaneru かねないkanenai

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

兼10 strokes

How to write 兼: stroke order

兼 has 10 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.

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

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

八
eight
Radical
⺕ (彑)
丨

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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 41

逮 apprehendOnタイ、テイKunおよぶ誠 sincerity; truthOnセイKunまこと炎 flame; inflammationOnエンKunほのお、もえる椅 chairOnイ寛 tolerant; generousOnカンKunくつろぐ、ひろい、ゆるやか斉 uniform; togetherOnセイ、サイ、シKunそろう、ひとしい、ひとしく穂 ear of grainOnスイKunほ兼 combine; serve asOnケンKunかねる、かねない飼 keep animalsOnシKunかう、やしなう促 urge; promoteOnソク、ショクKunうながす、せまる