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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 1

義 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

duty; righteousness

On: ギgi
Kun: よいyoi

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

義13 strokes

How to write 義: stroke order

義 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.

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

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

羊
sheep
Radical
我
self; I

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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 1

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