JLPT N4 kanji · Chapter 7

員 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

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On
インin
Kun
かずkazu

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員10 strokes

How to write 員: stroke order

員 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.

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

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

  • 口

    mouth; opening

    Radical

  • 貝

    shellfish; shell

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JLPT N4 kanji · Chapter 7