JLPT N4 kanji · Chapter 16

夏 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

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On
カka ゲge ガga
Kun
なつnatsu

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

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夏10 strokes

How to write 夏: stroke order

夏 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.

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

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

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JLPT N4 kanji · Chapter 16