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JLPT N4 kanji · Chapter 7

死 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

die; death

On: シshi
Kun: しぬshinu しにshini

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

死6 strokes

How to write 死: stroke order

死 has 6 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.

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

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

歹
Radical
匕

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JLPT N4 kanji · Chapter 7

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