JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 23

妻 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

wife

On
サイsai セイsei
Kun
つまtsuma めあわすmeawasu

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

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妻8 strokes

How to write 妻: stroke order

妻 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.

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

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

  • ⺕ (彑)

  • 女

    woman; female

    Radical

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JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 23