JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 40

棄 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

discard; abandon

On
キki
Kun
すてるsuteru

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棄13 strokes

How to write 棄: stroke order

棄 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.

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

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

  • 亠

  • 厶

  • 丗

  • 木

    tree; wood

    Radical

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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 40