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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 102

臼 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

mortar

On: キュウkyuu
Kun: うすusu

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

臼6 strokes

How to write 臼: stroke order

臼 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.

臼 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes — The stroke order of 臼 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).

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