JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 21

就 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

take up; come to a position

On
シュウshuu ジュju
Kun
つくtsuku つけるtsukeru なるnaru なすnasu

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

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就12 strokes

How to write 就: stroke order

就 has 12 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.

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

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

  • 京

    capital city

  • 尤

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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 21