JLPT N2 kanji · Chapter 23

患 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

suffer illness

On
カンkan ゲンgen
Kun
わずらうwazurau うれえるureeru うれいurei

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

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患11 strokes

How to write 患: stroke order

患 has 11 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.

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

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

  • 串

    skewer

  • 心

    heart; mind

    Radical

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JLPT N2 kanji · Chapter 23