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JLPT N2 kanji · Chapter 9

担 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

carry; bear; be responsible

On: タンtan
Kun: かつぐkatsugu になうninau

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

担8 strokes

How to write 担: stroke order

担 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.

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

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

扌 (手)
hand
Radical
旦
dawn; established sound element

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JLPT N2 kanji · Chapter 9

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