JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 17

居 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

be present; reside

On
キョkyo コko
Kun
いるiru いi おるoru おくoku

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

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居8 strokes

How to write 居: stroke order

居 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.

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

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

  • 尸

    Radical

  • 古

    old

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JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 17