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JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 8

加 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

add; join

On: カka
Kun: くわえるkuwaeru くわわるkuwawaru

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

加5 strokes

How to write 加: stroke order

加 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.

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

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

力
power; strength
Radical
口
mouth; opening

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JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 8

夫 husband; manOnフ、フウ、ブKunおっと、それ、おとこ選 choose; selectOnセンKunえらぶ、える、よる権 right; authorityOnケン、ゴンKunおもり、かり、はかる利 benefit; effectiveOnリKunきく、するどい、とし制 system; controlOnセイKunおさえる続 continue; followOnゾク、ショク、コウKunつづく、つづける、つぐない石 stoneOnセキ、シャク、コクKunいし進 advance; proceedOnシンKunすすむ、すすめる伝 convey; transmitOnデン、テンKunつたえる、つたわる、つたう加 add; joinOnカKunくわえる、くわわる