JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 54

禅 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

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禅13 strokes

How to write 禅: stroke order

禅 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.

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

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

  • 礻 (示)

    show; indicate

    Radical

  • 単

    single; simple

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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 54