JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 12

妙 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

subtle; strange; excellent

On
ミョウmyou ビョウbyou
Kun
たえtae わかいwakai

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

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妙7 strokes

How to write 妙: stroke order

妙 has 7 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.

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

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

  • 女

    woman; female

    Radical

  • 少

    few; little

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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 12