JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 68

憂 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

worry; sorrow

On
ユウyuu
Kun
うれえるureeru

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

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憂15 strokes

How to write 憂: stroke order

憂 has 15 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.

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

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

  • 百

    hundred

  • 冖

  • 心

    heart; mind

    Radical

  • 夂

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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 68