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JLPT N5 kanji · Chapter 2

国 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

country

On: コクkoku
Kun: くにkuni

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

国8 strokes

How to write 国: stroke order

国 has 8 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.

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

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

囗
Radical
玉
ball; jewel

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JLPT N5 kanji · Chapter 2

国 countryOnコクKunくに上 up; aboveOnジョウ、ショウ、シャンKunうえ、うわ、あげる分 part; divide; minuteOnブン、ブ、フンKunわける、わかる、わかれる生 life; birth; rawOnセイ、ショウKunなま、いかす、いきる行 go; carry outOnコウ、ギョウ、アンKunゆく、いく、おこなう二 twoOnニ、ジKunふたつ、ふた、ふたたび間 interval; betweenOnカン、ケンKunあいだ、ま、あい時 time; hourOnジKunとき、どき気 spirit; feeling; airOnキ、ケKunいき十 tenOnジュウ、ジッ、ジュッKunと、とお