JLPT N4 kanji · Chapter 13

花 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

flower

On
カka ケke
Kun
はなhana

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

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花7 strokes

How to write 花: stroke order

花 has 7 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.

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

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

  • 艹 (艸)

    Radical

  • 化

    change; transform

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JLPT N4 kanji · Chapter 13