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JLPT N4 kanji · Chapter 7

親 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

parent; intimate

On: シンshin
Kun: おやoya したしいshitashii したしむshitashimu みずからmizukara

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

親16 strokes

How to write 親: stroke order

親 has 16 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.

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

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

立
stand; establish
木
tree; wood
見
see; show
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JLPT N4 kanji · Chapter 7

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