JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 15

存 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

exist; preserve

On
ソンson ゾンzon
Kun
ながらえるnagaraeru あるaru たもつtamotsu とうtou

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

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存6 strokes

How to write 存: stroke order

存 has 6 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.

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

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

  • 亻 (人)

    person

  • 子

    child

    Radical

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JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 15