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JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 6

期 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

period; term

On: キki ゴgo
Kun: ときtoki ちぎるchigiru きめるkimeru

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

期12 strokes

How to write 期: stroke order

期 has 12 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.

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

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

其
月
month; moon
Radical

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JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 6

受 receive; acceptOnジュ、ズKunうける、うかる、うけ解 solve; untie; understandOnカイ、ゲKunとく、とける、とかす市 city; marketOnシKunいち期 period; termOnキ、ゴKunとき、ちぎる、きめる様 manner; appearance; honorific titleOnヨウ、ショウKunさま、さん活 active; liveOnカツKunいきる、いかす、いける頭 head; beginningOnトウ、ト、ズKunあたま、かしら、がしら組 group; assembleOnソKunくむ、くみ、ぐみ指 finger; pointOnシKunゆび、さす、さし説 explain; theoryOnセツ、ゼイ、エツKunとく、よろこぶ