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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 8

描 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

draw; depict

On: ビョウbyou
Kun: かくkaku えがくegaku

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

描11 strokes

How to write 描: stroke order

描 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.

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

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

扌 (手)
hand
Radical
苗
seedling

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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 8

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