JLPT N4 kanji · Chapter 9

夜 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

night

On
ヤya
Kun
よるyoru よyo

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

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夜8 strokes

How to write 夜: stroke order

夜 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.

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

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

  • 亠

  • 亻 (人)

    person

  • 夕

    evening

    Radical

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JLPT N4 kanji · Chapter 9