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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 3

素 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

element; unadorned

On: ソso スsu ソウsou
Kun: もとmoto もとよりmotoyori しろいshiroi
Special: しろうとshirouto

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

素10 strokes

How to write 素: stroke order

素 has 10 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.

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

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

龶
糸
thread
Radical

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