JLPT N2 kanji · Chapter 8

河 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

river

On
カka
Kun
かわkawa

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

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河8 strokes

How to write 河: stroke order

河 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.

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

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

  • 氵 (水)

    water

    Radical

  • 可

    possible; allowed

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JLPT N2 kanji · Chapter 8