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JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 12

想 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

think; imagine

On: ソウsou ソso
Kun: おもうomou

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

想13 strokes

How to write 想: stroke order

想 has 13 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.

想 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes — The stroke order of 想 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 想

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

相
mutual; appearance; minister
心
heart; mind
Radical

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JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 12

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